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I've won a complete bike on eBay which is in Colorado. I emailed the guy prior to bidding and he said he hadn't shipped a bike before but was happy to arrange it if I won. However, now he's said he isn't able to post the bike because it won't fit into a box which is smaller than 46" and USPS won't take anything over 42". Apparently he got a bike shop to pack it up for him but I'm struggling to work out how it's oversize if he's taken it apart properly. Anyway, I've suggested a few blindingly obvious ideas like putting the frame in a separate box or asking the bike shop how they ship their orders abroad which he said he'll do. I wanted to know if anyone has any up-to-date info on shipping bikes across from America? Does anybody have a company they recommend or have recent experience with packing and shipping across the pond?
tl;dr: Best way to post bike from Colorado -> London?