Bike Box Dimensions

Deeper boxes show less encroachment by motor vehicles.

Bike box dimensions.

Hard plastic or metal box sizes vary but are usually less than 12 inches deep. Bike box dimensions for airlines tires must be deflated handlebars must be fixed parallel to the frame pedals must be taken off of the bike if the bicycles length exceeds 140cm it must be taken off and fixed beside the rear wheel inside the box. Is 165 inches 419 cm and your package cannot have a length greater than 108 inches 274 cm. Required bike box features a box formed by transverse lines shall be used to hold queuing bicyclists typically 10 16 feet deep.

Fedex sells bike boxes that are 54x28x8. The tandem and recumbent bike box measures 71 x 31 x 11 25 inches. It should be at least 43x11x32. According to fedex a bike box of this size fits most bicycles and other flat or narrow items.

The max size package you can ship internationally is typically 157 inches 399 cm or less and varies by country. This is the base bike box size. To pack the bicycle the following components must be removed. Boxes can be even bigger but not by much.

Tandems both wheels and front handlebars for mountain bicycles only the rear wheel must be removed.