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Might be a dumb question but I’ll ask anyways. One of the main factors preventing me from owning a bike is the lack of a permanent residence. I’m forced to move every few months/years, sometimes to a different country. What’s the best way to bring such a large object with me? So far I’ve been forcing myself to own as little as possible such that I can bring everything with me in a single luggage and backpack

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There are a lot of folding bikes that can compact small enough to go in an overhead bin or get checked as luggage. You could also just stick with budget non-folding options then sell your old one and buy a new one at your destination. You'll lose some money every time but on the upside you can buy a bike that fits your lifestyle at every destination, or skip getting one when it doesn't make sense.

Brompton bikes are one of the classic recommendations for folding bikes but there tons of other options nowadays as well.

I have moved around a fair bit in the past decade, and for me the most effective movers I have used have been SendMyBag [1]. They are great for shipping luggage and other reasonably large items. They arrange an DHL pickup and drop, with a lot of flexibility, and their support has been great for me when I needed it.

SendMyBag do ship bikes, but I have mostly used more dedicated bike shipping services, which have been very reliable. SendBike [2] iswho I haved used in the past, but I have also had friends use ShipMyBike [3] successfully in the past. The advantage of these companies is that they will first ship you a box to use, if you dont have one already.

[1] https://www.sendmybag.com/en-gb/ [2] https://sendbike.com/ [3] https://www.shipmybike.com/

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