How to Package a BMX Bike

Shipping something as large as a BMX bike can cause anyone to worry about its safety while it is transported. One of the best precautionary measures you can take when shipping a BMX bike is to package it correctly. Packaging a BMX bike correctly will prevent structural and paint damage to the bike.

Things You'll Need

  • 15mm open-end wrench
  • Cardboard box
  • Cardboard
  • Packing tape
  • 14-inch cable ties
  • Large plastic bag
  • 5 or 6mm allen wrench
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Instructions

    • 1

      Get a cardboard bike box from your local bike shop. Other cardboard boxes that aren't designed for shipping BMX bikes won't keep your bike as safe. Get a bike box from your local shop to make the overall packaging process safer for your BMX bike.

    • 2

      Tape the bottom of the box. Use packing tape to tape the bottom of the box so that it can support the weight of your bike. One of the worst things that could happen to your bike during its transport is for it to fall out of the box.

    • 3

      Remove the pedals. Using a 15mm open-end wrench, remove the pedals from your BMX bike. On most bikes the left pedal is reverse threaded, so remember to loosen that pedal in a clockwise direction and your right pedal in a counter-clockwise direction. Place the pedals in a large plastic bag so you do not lose them.

    • 4

      Remove the front wheel. Use the 15mm wrench to remove the front wheel of your BMX bike. Take the nuts and bolts from the front wheel and place them in the large plastic bag so you do not lose them.

    • 5

      Remove the seat. Use a 5 or 6mm allen wrench to remove the seat from your BMX bike. Remove the bolts slowly so you do not strip them. Once you have the bolts out, place them in the large plastic bag and remove the seat off of your BMX bike.

    • 6

      Remove the handle bars. Use an allen wrench to remove the handle bars from your BMX bike. The size of the allen wrench may vary from bike to bike.

    • 7

      Tape cardboard around the exposed paint. Tape scrap pieces of cardboard onto the parts of your bike that have paint you do not want harmed. Taping these parts will prevent them from rubbing paint off of other parts when they clank together during transport.

    • 8

      Tie the front wheel to the side of the bike frame. Place the front wheel against the side of the bike frame so it is sitting around where the pedals sit. Then, using two cable ties, tie the wheel to the from of your BMX bike.

    • 9

      Tie the rest of the parts onto the bike so it becomes one unit and place it in the box. Using your discretion, cable tie the other parts of the bike that you have removed onto the bike so that the whole unit is as compact as possible. Then, place the bike inside the box and tape it shut.