If you will be travelling to or from Chicago
aboard a long distance public transportation
carrier, we strongly recommend shipping
your bike separately instead of transporting
it with you aboard yourself. This is
because your
bike must be boxed and assembled/disassembled anyways since every
long distance public transportation carrier requires
your bicycle to be boxed and transported
aboard as a piece of checked baggage (except for
a very limited number of Amtrak trains).
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Here for more information
about transporting
your bicycle aboard long distance public transportation.
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Here for more information
about shipping your bicycle to and
from our events instead of transporting
it aboard a long distance public transportation
carrier.
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about the bicycle shipments.
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There are two options for shipping your bike to
the start or from the end of RAGBRAI - through our
mechanic in Chicago or through one of
RAGBRAI's officially
sanctioned bike shipping
companies.
Through
Our Mechanic
You can ship your bicycle through our mechanic,
have him assemble/disassemble it, and then have us
transport
it as part of our regular
transportation
service.
We strongly recommend shipping your bike
through our mechanic rather than shipping
it directly
to the start and/or from the end of RAGBRAI. Many,
many fewer people will be shipping their bike
through
our mechanic
than
the hundreds
of other people shipping their bike through RAGBRAI's
bike shipping companies, so you will be able to get much more
personalized service and attention and have any questions
or issues addressed much more quickly and easily.
Your bike will also be available immediately when
we drop you off at the start of RAGBRAI rather than
having to go and find it to pick it up amidst the
mass confusion of the RAGBRAI bike expo.
You also won't run the risk of it not being ready
or not properly reassembled when you arrive. There
is no better way to be absolutely positive your bike
will
be ready
to ride at the start of RAGBRAI than shipping it
through our mechanic!
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Here for more information about
shipping your bike through our mechanic.
Bicycle Shipping
Containers
We will transport your reusable shipping container to the
start of RAGBRAI from Chicago only if you will be using it to ship your bike
to Chicago before the start of RAGBRAI and also directly from the end of RAGBRAI.
Likewise, we will transport your reusable shipping container from
the end of RAGBRAI to Chicago if you will be using it to both ship your bike
directly to the start of RAGBRAI and from Chicago after the end. Your reusable
shipping container will be your one and only allowable piece of baggage
and you must keep all your personal items inside it.
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Here for more information about
bicycle shipping containers.
To the Start and From
the End of RAGBRAI
You can also ship your bike directly
to the start and/or from the end of RAGBRAI. If
you decide that this is the better option for you
we also offer the option to transport
just you and your baggage (and not
your bicycle) at a discounted rate!
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Here for more information about RAGBRAI's
official bicycle shipping services.
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