Pad it with lots of corrugated cardboard to stop it getting crushed. New bikes arrive in this way, so you LBS might be nice and give you all these bits.
I got plastic front and rear fork braces free from my LBS, but it seems fewer bikes arrive with those now.
Use a box if you want the bike to survive.
Pad it with lots of corrugated cardboard to stop it getting crushed. New bikes arrive in this way, so you LBS might be nice and give you all these bits.
I got plastic front and rear fork braces free from my LBS, but it seems fewer bikes arrive with those now.
Or borrow/hire a proper bike box.