Quoted live in July 2026, a fully assembled Trek FX 2 boxed at 57 × 10 × 30 in and 40 lb came to $196.43 on UPS Ground from Phoenix to Portland — the full worked example is below. Partial disassembly shrinks the job: front wheel off and bars turned, a complete bike packs into a 54 × 30 × 10 inch bike box at 30–45 lb, still oversize parcel territory on most carriers, shippable but with length-based surcharges built into the quote. Because the lane and the box drive the total, price the bike you have actually packed on the route it will actually travel.
The worked example here is an actual rating: 57 × 10 × 30 in at 40 lb, drawing $196.43 on UPS Ground for the Phoenix-to-Portland lane described below.
On 2026-07-24 we handed the SMKlog calculator a one-line job: price “Trek FX 2 hybrid bicycle, fully assembled, boxed” from Phoenix, AZ 85001 up to Portland, OR 97201. Its complete answer follows, copied without alteration; the box and weight were inferred from the description rather than measured.
Trek FX 2 hybrid bicycle, fully assembled, boxed
Model plus assembly state equals a usable estimate. “Bicycle” alone would return the category's middle ground somewhere between a kid's bike and a cargo hauler; the FX 2 gets its true footprint.
57 × 10 × 30 in
145 × 25 × 75 cm
Packed weight 40 lb (18 kg).
Phoenix, AZ 85001
to Portland, OR 97201
Phoenix to Portland, priced live on real ZIP codes. Beyond the box itself, mileage is the lever that matters most here; the same bike box on a short hop would cost a fraction of this.
A bike box is mostly air, and carriers price the air: 57 × 10 × 30 ÷ 139 works out to roughly 123 lb dimensional, three times the 40 lb on the scale, so every rate below is really a charge for volume. Deeper disassembly into a shorter box is the one move that meaningfully cuts it.
| Carrier | Service | Price | Estimated transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPS | Ground | $196.43 | 4-5 business days |
| UPS | 3Day Select | $311.86 | 4-5 business days |
| UPS | 2nd Day Air | $440.82 | 3-4 business days |
| UPS | 2nd Day Air AM | $508.54 | 3-4 business days |
Every figure shown is the final checkout amount, label and SMKlog's charge included together, with no surprise line later. Ground was the value play here: UPS Ground at $196.43, less than half the 2nd Day Air options. These rows capture one day on one lane. Carrier pricing shifts under your feet, so let the table teach the pattern and let a fresh quote on your ZIPs supply the number.
About 54 × 30 × 10 in once boxed. Remove pedals and front wheel, turn or remove the bars, pad every tube, and immobilize the wheel beside the frame with spacers in the dropouts. Bike shops often give away proper bike boxes.
30–45 lb packed in a bike box. The scale is the smaller half of the story: since billing uses the greater of actual and dimensional weight, the box's sheer volume is what a bike really pays for.
E-bikes are a special case: the drive battery is a large lithium pack with its own transport rules. Quote an e-bike with the battery details and expect it to route to review rather than instant checkout.
Plan around 54 × 30 × 10 in packed. Remove pedals and front wheel, turn or remove the bars, pad every tube, and immobilize the wheel beside the frame with spacers in the dropouts. Bike shops often give away proper bike boxes.
Typically 30–45 lb packed in a bike box. What gets billed is the higher of the scale weight and the dimensional calculation (the box's length × width × height over the carrier divisor), so measure the packed box before quoting it. On a bike box the dimensional side dominates, and an underestimate becomes a carrier adjustment.
No. E-bike batteries are large lithium packs (typically 400–700 Wh) that exceed the limits for ordinary parcel handling — shipped loose they are blocked, and even installed they need carrier-specific acceptance. Enter it honestly and let it route to review; do not strip the battery and ship it separately as a workaround.
The standard bike-box level: pedals off, front wheel off, bars rotated or removed, seatpost dropped or removed. That gets most bikes to roughly 54 × 30 × 10 inches. Anything less disassembled usually will not fit a box a parcel carrier accepts.
Box size dominates. A bike box runs about 54x30x10 in and 35 lb, but carriers bill the greater of actual and dimensional weight — that box works out to roughly 117 lb dimensional, more than triple the scale weight. Distance zone and service speed layer on top, and a box this long can also draw a size surcharge. Enter your bike and both ZIPs in the SMKlog calculator to compare what USPS, UPS, and FedEx would charge on that lane right now.
UPS or FedEx ground — a standard 54x30x10 bike box exceeds USPS limits, since length plus girth comes to about 134 inches against the 130-inch USPS maximum. Compare both carriers; at roughly 117 lb dimensional, quotes vary by route. Boxes longer than 48 inches also trigger additional-handling charges, so anything that shortens the box pays off twice — less surcharge exposure and lower dimensional weight.