CritBob

I just moved back to the States after spending 3 years in South Africa. I left my road bike in Cape Town with some friends because I had a 10 day stop over in Europe and didn't want to lug it around Paris with me(wasn't going to have time for riding either). Anyways, I need to get it shipped here, to Texas. I'm looking for the cheapest option, I'm not really bothered if it takes a while. Does anyone have experience shipping a road bike from South Africa to the States? Any advice? It seems there's a few companies out there that ship from Europe to the US. But I'm having a hard time finding something affordable from South Africa. Any advice is appreciated.

I took a fall abut a year ago, going about 60 KPH. It was scary and I ended in the hospital, with some permanent damage on the tendons on my left arm. It took me about a month and a half before I got back on a bike, and even then I felt very unstable. But over a few weeks I regained my confidence and began to enjoy it again. Now I feel more confident having had a fall and knowing the seriousness of it, as well as what to watch out for. It took time but I enjoy cycling just as much if not more after the accident as I did before. And I have more confidence.