Bike collection

Peter03

Can anyone recommend a company to purchase a bike from leixlip and transport to Leitrim? I've tried jarvis as another poster had recommended but he is out of country.

goblin59

give the lads at overlanders a shout, they do deliveries sometimes as well.

flashinthepan

Peter03 wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a company to purchase a bike from leixlip and transport to Leitrim? I've tried jarvis as another poster had recommended but he is out of country.

I used Ger O'Brien transport when I got the V transported from Cavan to Wicklow I think it was about €270

https://www.facebook.com/GOBTransport/

listermint

flashinthepan wrote: »

I used Ger O'Brien transport when I got the V transported from Cavan to Wicklow I think it was about €270

Maybe it's me. But that's a ridiculous price for that journey.

flashinthepan

listermint wrote: »

Maybe it's me. But that's a ridiculous price for that journey.

When you have no licence no IBT no insurance & no friends to drive it for you
Your options are a bit limited

I thought it was a good deal as I had emailed some others who did not even reply
GOB transport emailed me back with a day and a price within a few hours
the bike was picked up and delivered the next day
I don't mind paying a bit extra for that kind of service bearing in mind this is a 200kg bike 350km @ short notice

Even one of the go vans would have cost €170 and you would still need to bribe some mates to help lug it into the back of the van :-)

You could possibly rent a van and go get it yourself but with the current lockdown you might pay more if fines to go yourself

listermint

flashinthepan wrote: »

When you have no licence no IBT no insurance & no friends to drive it for you
Your options are a bit limited

I thought it was a good deal as I had emailed some others who did not even reply
GOB transport emailed me back with a day and a price within a few hours
the bike was picked up and delivered the next day
I don't mind paying a bit extra for that kind of service bearing in mind this is a 200kg bike 350km @ short notice

Even one of the go vans would have cost €170 and you would still need to bribe some mates to help lug it into the back of the van :-)

You could possibly rent a van and go get it yourself but with the current lockdown you might pay more if fines to go yourself

I paid 300 Euro back from East Wales though. Which would have costed the delivery driver boat tickets there and back. admittedly im sure its combined with other deliveries to cover the tickets a bit more. But Cavan to Wicklow, seems steep tbh.


Note i have a van, and a 220kg bike and a scaffold plank. And no problem getting it in there solo. You dont need mates (for future reference). Getting it back down is more hassle but achievable.

galwaytt

listermint wrote: »

Maybe it's me. But that's a ridiculous price for that journey.

How so? minimum 5.5hrs driving (out & back), cost of diesel, van, tolls

listermint

galwaytt wrote: »

How so? minimum 5.5hrs driving (out & back), cost of diesel, van, tolls

I live in South Wicklow and drive to navan regularly. in laws. Doing that in 5 half hours.. your having a laugh. Want to be taking alot of piss breaks.


I stand by the price is high tbh. Bikes come in from the UK for thirty more and there's a boat involved. Tickets time. Far more than 5 and half hours involved.

Anyway just said it was pricey we can move on. Il do it for 260 next time :P

Dublinstiofán

I got MB Transport to do a bike from the UK to Dublin for me and he was great. He’s based in Belfast but was very reasonable!

flashinthepan

listermint wrote: »

I live in South Wicklow and drive to navan regularly. in laws. Doing that in 5 half hours.. your having a laugh. Want to be taking alot of piss breaks.


I stand by the price is high tbh. Bikes come in from the UK for thirty more and there's a boat involved. Tickets time. Far more than 5 and half hours involved.

Anyway just said it was pricey we can move on. Il do it for 260 next time :P

I drove up in the car to view the bike first and it did take me at least 2 hrs we are talking Cavan not Navan which is a good 60 km further on

And I did not mind as I said I had no choice as I could not legally drive it back
Different story now of course having done the IBT have the permit and insurance so if the op had a mate who was able to drive it back he would be laughing

What do you ride yourself as i'm in Wicklow Town
Might have passed on the road :-)

listermint

flashinthepan wrote: »

I drove up in the car to view the bike first and it did take me at least 2 hrs we are talking Cavan not Navan which is a good 60 km further on

And I did not mind as I said I had no choice as I could not legally drive it back
Different story now of course having done the IBT have the permit and insurance so if the op had a mate who was able to drive it back he would be laughing

What do you ride yourself as i'm in Wicklow Town
Might have passed on the road :-)

Know Cavan well too

White Vstrom usually catch me on the N11

flashinthepan

listermint wrote: »

Know Cavan well too

White Vstrom usually catch me on the N11

If you see someone waving from a black Versys that will be me :-)

listermint

listermint wrote: »

Maybe it's me. But that's a ridiculous price for that journey.

It's absolutely extortionate, I paid a little more to get a bike brought from Manchester to my door.