Spending a holiday by electric bike is one of the most enjoyable times of the year, and if you are going to spend this holiday in a distant city or even in another country, it becomes more interesting and fun.
With this fun comes to some arrangements that you should make in order to have a special holiday.
Therefore, in this post, I will share with you the most important arrangements that you must take in the event that you are going to ship the bike within the country or to another country by air.
How to Ship an eBike domestically ?
As a general rule, you can ship the electric bike domestically through the shipping company that has vehicles dedicated for shipping electric bikes, and it can also be through regular shipping companies, but the battery must be removed and the ebike should be well packaged.
Now let’s move on to some important tips for shipping an electric bike.
1- Get a Bike Bag.
The first step for you, whether you want to ship the bike inside or outside the country, is to buy a bike bag because it bends the bike from many factors that may lead to bike damage
In fact, this step may be a little expensive, but bearing in mind that it will save you from the damage of bike damage and also will live long, it is considered acceptable.
But when choosing a bag, you must take into account that it is intended for an electric bike, which can bear a weight of more than 20 kilos inside.
2- Remove your battery.
The second step is to remove the battery from the electric bike and pack it individually with a warning sign on it before delivering it to the shipping company.
Note: It is preferable that the battery not be charged when charging (try to have a charge rate of about 25%) so as not to cause severe damage if the battery is damaged during charging.
3- Ask for Special battery-powered vehicles.
With the great spread of electric bicycles, there have become some freight carts dedicated to transporting electric bicycles without the need to remove the battery, but in return the price is somewhat higher.
You can ask the shipping company about This service and its requirements
Covering the electric bike and wrapping it well is one of the very important things when shipping the electric bike.
The most important areas that you should be very sure to protect is the motor and cassette area, as well as the electric bike screen if it is not
easy to remove.
After covering these areas, you will have to cover the entire frame.
Note, you must remove any keys in the bike and make sure the bike will not start suddenly during the shipping.
5- Remove any old marking on your ebike bag.
If you have shipped your bike before, you may want to check the bag carefully to make sure the bag does not have any previous marks in order to avoid any delays in receiving the bike.
6- Apply a heavey carrier sticker.
One of the important tips when shipping the bike through a shipping company is to put a label that the load is heavy, because
the weight of the ebike is already heavy, and the second is that with this sign, the shipping workers will transport the bike in a professional manner.
7- Drop your ebike to shipment company.
One of the tips that I personally do is to deliver the shipment myself to the shipping company, and this is because the workers who collect shipments are mostly workers who are not trained to carry heavy shipments, which needs special treatment, unlike the workers entering the shipping company.
For this and for more safety, be sure to deliver your electric bike yourself to the shipping company.
How to Ship an eBike Oversease?
When charging the electric bike abroad, it requires some changes from charging it domestically because you cannot take the electric bike battery on the plane because most airlines impose restrictions that the battery on the plane does not exceed 100 watt-hours and the lowest electric bike battery will be about 360 watt-hours hour and therefore will fly until you ship it individually via an international shipping company
But that doesn’t mean you can’t travel internationally with your electric bike, it’s just that we’re going to discuss some more practical alternatives to not charging the battery alone.
1- Rent an ebike battery
The first alternative for you is to rent an electric battery suitable for your bike model.
The advice to you here is that the battery dealer is for a long time because most electric bike shops that rent batteries reduce the price a lot when renting for a long time, so be sure to rent the battery upon arrival so that you can enjoy your bike for the longest time and at the lowest cost.
2- Use a portable Ebike battery.
There are some companies that manufacture a portable battery, which is about 98 watt-hours, and it is safe in the plane, but the disadvantage is that it has a very small capacity, and you can also combine more than one together to increase the range.
3- Buy a cheap or used battery when you arrive.
One of the alternatives is to buy a new battery, but it is not very expensive to spend your vacation with. The idea here is that renting a battery for a week may cost you about $ 200 and the price of a medium quality battery will be in the same price category
When it’s time to travel, you can sell it to any of the electric bike shops at any price and then you will have saved a lot.
There is also another solution, which is to buy a used battery when you reach your destination, and if you do not prefer this solution because it is not safe, as you will have to deal with many people, which can be unsafe and also will waste a lot of time.
Conclusion.
The electric bike can be charged by pilots by removing the battery and then renting a battery upon arrival, using a portable battery, or buying a medium-priced battery.
