We encourage you to bring your bike to UBI! Ashland is a great place to ride. Our town is very bike-friendly and it's an easy ride to restuarants, pubs and theatres from the school and Cycle Hostel.
Here are some tips for shipping your bike:
Airlines -- This is certainly a convenient way to bring your bike if you're flying into the Medford airport (15 miles from Ashland). The only drawback is that airlines charge big extra bucks for bikes. Typical rates are $85-$90 each way, so this could cost almost $200 for a round-trip flight. If you bring your bike on an airline, we recommend that you pack it in a hard shell case. Our experience with flying recently tells us that bike boxes are almost always hand-inspected by TSA.
FedEx and UPS-- These shippers are often the best choice for getting your bike to UBI. Their rates are cheaper than airlines (as long as you use ground shipping services) and UBI receives shipments from both companies daily. For the return leg, we have a local UPS shipper, or you can arrange Fed-Ex pick-up from the school. Make sure to pack your bike carefully, and send it to your attention c/o UBI at our street address: 401 Williamson Way, Ashland, OR 97520. Also, insure your bike accordingly!
US Postal Service -- This may be your cheapest option. If you ship by U.S. Mail make sure to allow plenty of time for your bike to get here. ABSOLUTELY ship it to our street address: 401 Williamson Way, Ashland, OR 97520. DO NOT ship it to our post office box. Make sure to insure your bike accordingly. The drawback to shipping by U.S. mail is that your package will not be trackable (as it is with FedEx and UPS).
ShipBikes.com -- This is a new service that utilizes DHL Express. The service uses a re-usable bike box called the Air Caddy (which you must purchase for about $100). You can arrange to have your bike picked up at your house and shipped directly to UBI, or you can drop the Air Caddy off at any Kinko's. Information is available at shipBikes.com or at aircaddy.com.
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