Great tyre prices...in theory.,..the stock isn’t there.HiBike is gold for cheap service kits and hard to find spares
I think I was getting fortnightly deliveries from Wiggle or CRC. When the dollar was good, geo blocking didn't exist, and free shipping almost always meant dhl express courier. Life was great.CRC went downhill when our dollar dropped, I've still got stuff here I didn't even need and just bought because it was so cheap. It's just like the other Aussie online store that was almost on the brink of bust that thinks their superior management skills saved them. Hardly anyone I knew In 2010 bought high priced items except for complete bikes from here.
Yep, no geo blocking and free shipping was good.I think I was getting fortnightly deliveries from Wiggle or CRC. When the dollar was good, geo blocking didn't exist, and free shipping almost always meant dhl express courier. Life was great.
I've ordered tyres, 5-10's and some random small parts that weren't in stock which they just ordered from supplier. I received my order 1.5 months later though haha.Great tyre prices...in theory.,..the stock isn’t there.
Yeah, this worries me...particularly with the patchy availability of 26” EXO tyres...I've ordered tyres, 5-10's and some random small parts that weren't in stock which they just ordered from supplier. I received my order 1.5 months later though haha.
Coincidentally it was DHR2 EXO 26" tyres in my order.Yeah, this worries me...particularly with the patchy availability of 26” EXO tyres...
Yeah, their packaging is flimsy as! I was concerned when I ordered a set of wheels from them 15 months ago. Surprisingly the box was undamaged.Received a package from bike24 this week and the type of box everything was packed in looked exactly like the one in moorey's photos and description on the top of page 2. Using a automobile analogy, it looked like the box had run up the arse of someone in front, then got rear-ended itself. Fortunately, some decent soul at AusPost applied a heap of tape to both ends to hold the thing together during it's domestic transit. I appear to be very lucky in that the poorly packed items within - most loosely tossed in and some brown packing paper stuffed in on top = were all present and intact upon opening and checking against the order.
Just another example of bike24's shit packaging, and a rare compliment to Aussie Post for actually caring for a change. Everything I've purchased from bike-components and r2-bike has always been well packed and protected in decent quality boxes.
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If there was something missing out of there, once you accept the box you have no hope of getting anything out of them. They're just a bunch of wankers, all they needed to do for me was send austpost's claim number to DHL and I would have received almost all the money back but instead they play the game of sending emails that get no where.Received a package from bike24 this week and the type of box everything was packed in looked exactly like the one in moorey's photos and description on the top of page 2. Using a automobile analogy, it looked like the box had run up the arse of someone in front, then got rear-ended itself. Fortunately, some decent soul at AusPost applied a heap of tape to both ends to hold the thing together during it's domestic transit. I appear to be very lucky in that the poorly packed items within - most loosely tossed in and some brown packing paper stuffed in on top = were all present and intact upon opening and checking against the order.
Just another example of bike24's shit packaging, and a rare compliment to Aussie Post for actually caring for a change. Everything I've purchased from bike-components and r2-bike has always been well packed and protected in decent quality boxes.
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Most wheels they don’t stock or touch, it seems, thankfully. My mate ordered hoops from bike24 recently, and they were dispatched straight from the UK in Hopes Bonza boxesYeah, their packaging is flimsy as! I was concerned when I ordered a set of wheels from them 15 months ago. Surprisingly the box was undamaged.
IME, Starbike, hibike and bike components use much sturdier packaging.
may be a non issue when the Government start trying to make o/s retailers tax collectors! Bike 24, like many other stores may choose to block purchases from Australia.Unfortunately if people keep shopping with them they will continue this fuckwittery!!!
Or just not comply, which is probably easier for them.may be a non issue when the Government start trying to make o/s retailers tax collectors! Bike 24, like many other stores may choose to block purchases from Australia.