Chain Reaction Cycles
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tu plang
knob
um more like 470 by my count (not a big diff from urs) but add customs and postage and imo its not worth the hassle...
just my thoughts, on the otherhand if u are into gettin stuff ont he net im sure ud know of www.jensonusa.com, they have some good prices especially if uve got some1 who can smuggle them back (- postage,
- customs) :twisted: i cant wait
cya later
ben
just my thoughts, on the otherhand if u are into gettin stuff ont he net im sure ud know of www.jensonusa.com, they have some good prices especially if uve got some1 who can smuggle them back (- postage,
- customs) :twisted: i cant wait
cya later
ben
Chain reaction are one of the big mail order places over here in the uk. They have pretty good service, with normal delivery within the UK on the next day. They cut costs by buying by the container and nothing has its proper packaging. I am working in a lbs in Edinburgh and have had people bring in XTR cranks to be fitted in the jiffy bag they were posted in.
Customs etcs and the lack of after sales service cuts out most of the benefits
Customs etcs and the lack of after sales service cuts out most of the benefits
I have just ordered a Hanger for my DMR from them due to the LBS not been able to get any for quite some time.
I will keep you updated on how it goes and how quick it gets here
postage cost more then the hanger though lol
oh and just to keep it local i have orded a hanger from my LBS to as a spare when ever it gets here.
I will keep you updated on how it goes and how quick it gets here
postage cost more then the hanger though lol
oh and just to keep it local i have orded a hanger from my LBS to as a spare when ever it gets here.
Sutek
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Dude, I don't think enough of the clan out there understand just what a pain in the a$$ this is for the Aus Retailer! After investing time, money and goodwill into a license only to go have little Johnny buy from OS to save afew quid, stinks! On top of that, Johnny then expects you to bend over and cop it royally and fix his 'warranty calim' even though he didn't invest any goodwill into your business in the first place.Rik said:
Fact is the side-stepped retailer has every right to show Johnny the door, but they don't because it belittles them, the industry and gives 'X-Brand' a bad name.
Imports :evil:
wombat
Lives in a hole
BINGO!!! The person that will go to their LBS and spend hours asking about parts with all intention of going straight home and ordering their chosen part from a mailorder joint are exactly the people who are also likely to badmouth a shop when they don't warranty said product. :xsutek said:
theres ayoung guy comes into the shop every few days who's building his dream bike.
part of his dream bike was a set of maxxim carbon weave bars (not sure of the actual name ofr them, but the silver and blue ones.).
he's ordered them from a place in colorado that has a pretty good reputation for being straight with customers.
the bars got here and one end of the bar is an oval shape not round. it's out by 2+mm. completely unusable. we can't/won't waarranty them, he bought them from anouther dealer. he contacts the guy in colorado and is told "send them back, we'll see what we can do". that was 3 weeks ago. it looks like he's going to get a new set of bars, but if the bars were for his main ride, he'd have been stuffed.
worst part is, after he got them, first time, he's pretty sure he doesn't like them.
buying online can save you some money, but the hassels longterm outweigh the advantages short term.
part of his dream bike was a set of maxxim carbon weave bars (not sure of the actual name ofr them, but the silver and blue ones.).
he's ordered them from a place in colorado that has a pretty good reputation for being straight with customers.
the bars got here and one end of the bar is an oval shape not round. it's out by 2+mm. completely unusable. we can't/won't waarranty them, he bought them from anouther dealer. he contacts the guy in colorado and is told "send them back, we'll see what we can do". that was 3 weeks ago. it looks like he's going to get a new set of bars, but if the bars were for his main ride, he'd have been stuffed.
worst part is, after he got them, first time, he's pretty sure he doesn't like them.
buying online can save you some money, but the hassels longterm outweigh the advantages short term.
FRIGGIN QUICK!tu plang said:
And I say WITHIN 5 days cuz most of the times I got
the goods after 3... 4 days.
I never had any problem with them. The germans have
some cheap online bikeshops as well but they are a tad
slower and I have heard about bikefriends (on a dutch
forum) who had encountered various problems.
The one acception: www.bike-mailorder.de