Want to send 2 used mountain bikes (price range of 600 or so new, 250 or so used, year 2000 and up) to DR for some kids to use. I live in Wisconsin and to ship a bike to a Mudanza is probably more expensive than to ship to DR. So, do I buy a bike close to the Mudanza and have them pick it up?? Alterego noted that she shipped bikes freestanding, not in box, for 40 each, but that scares me a bit in terms of theft/damage. Is that warranted??
Is there anyone out there in "Mudanza country" that could help me out if need be? For example, to take a bike from a Craigslist seller to a bike store to box. I would also like to fill boxes from time to time, so would also like to have a loctaion of trustworthy person to ship to, to fill box. I am willing to share a box or pay for a box for the person who helps. I do have DR1 references from senior posters. (This is not charitable work, rather helping to improve the lives of a few good families.) PM ME!!!
I would like to ship to Puerto Pta, Santiago vicinity.
Also, If anyone has a good 16 or 18 inch mountain bike with suspension fork in DR (Santiago/PP vicinity) that they do not use, I would gladly buy it for a reasonable price.
Interesting factoid: I was just in DR for a month and bought a few bikes for some kids/young adults. (I used to own a bike store, so know what to look for in bikes.) Noticed that they all had numbers written on the frames. That led me to believe that they were donated bikes. Talked to the owner of Bici Centro, and, sure enough, these bikes originated from Haiti, shipped there as a donation.
Is there anyone out there in "Mudanza country" that could help me out if need be? For example, to take a bike from a Craigslist seller to a bike store to box. I would also like to fill boxes from time to time, so would also like to have a loctaion of trustworthy person to ship to, to fill box. I am willing to share a box or pay for a box for the person who helps. I do have DR1 references from senior posters. (This is not charitable work, rather helping to improve the lives of a few good families.) PM ME!!!
I would like to ship to Puerto Pta, Santiago vicinity.
Also, If anyone has a good 16 or 18 inch mountain bike with suspension fork in DR (Santiago/PP vicinity) that they do not use, I would gladly buy it for a reasonable price.
Interesting factoid: I was just in DR for a month and bought a few bikes for some kids/young adults. (I used to own a bike store, so know what to look for in bikes.) Noticed that they all had numbers written on the frames. That led me to believe that they were donated bikes. Talked to the owner of Bici Centro, and, sure enough, these bikes originated from Haiti, shipped there as a donation.