Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - which ebay store to buy from? (wheels)

i see velocity deep v wheelsets on ebay from wheel & sprocket and Bellsbikeshop, anyone have experience buying from either one of these two places , could you recommend either of the two mentioned?

wheelandsprocket shipped my wheels in really ****ty packaging. they also were very loud - pinging spokes for a day.
now they're pretty good.

wheelandsprocket shipped my wheels in really ****ty packaging. they also were very loud - pinging spokes for a day.
now they're pretty good.

Wheel and Sprocket last week shipped me some Weinnman DP-18's ........ I ordered Velocity Deep V's , i was not pleased. But they are paying for the return shipping and getting the proper ones out to me with out question.

They seem like they are nice to work with, more than willing to own up on their mistakes.

ok

Yea, I was happy overall with my purchase from wheelandsprocket but the packaging could've been a tad better.

Wheel and Sprocket last week shipped me some Weinnman DP-18's ........ I ordered Velocity Deep V's , i was not pleased. But they are paying for the return shipping and getting the proper ones out to me with out question.

They seem like they are nice to work with, more than willing to own up on their mistakes.

hahahhahaha. they were hoping you wouldn't notice the difference.

hahahhahaha. they were hoping you wouldn't notice the difference.


hahahah

I ordered the Deep V's right when the big post about cheap Weinmanns going up on to ebay and a bunch of people we going for them.

I received the box early friday morning, opened it to expect my Deep V's to be glistening before my eyes and I saw Blue, and i was like "hmm sent me the wrong color" pulled one out and I was WTF??!?!

besides wanting my proper wheels (which were $80 more, made in USA , not china) , i wanted to get them back to the store because so many people were scrambling for them, i didn't want someone to miss out, since some colors were already sold out.

in my opinion i didn't really care much for the DP-18's when i pulled them out, finish wasn't to great and a few nic's in the finish. Although $80's is a decent amount of money, i would reconmend the deep v's over the DP-18's .
Even the un-machined brake surface had a large drop off to the rest of the rims and didn't look too great and the finish around the nipples for the spokes wasn't so hot.
If you were getting the DP-18's get the machined brake surfaces, it would look a lot more clean.

safe to say, someone ordered some DP-18's and got a luckey surprize of red anodized deep v's . Glad some one at least profited.

Try to avoid Bells Bike Shop. I purchased a set of Deep V's from them Sept 22 and have yet to see them, I e-mailed a couple times with no responses and wasn't told that my wheels had even shipped. USPS says they were eventually "picked up" on Wed(10/3) but I'm still waiting; They also are supposed to be coming 2-3 day Priority Mail.

My order could be delayed for various reasons so if you were to order from them you might have better luck.

EDIT: finally received them today(10/9).

Ordered from Bells on Friday, I'll report back when I get my wheels.

i ordered from bells bike shop this summer. i didnt get my wheels for over a month and when i emailed them they told me they had been shipped. they still didnt show up for some time so i filed a paypal dispute. got an email back the next day. wheels were really nicely packed tho. and they turned out to be badassss.

Bells has a prob. with shipping I ordered a full deep v for my brother but before that I bought two white deep v's for myself. This was in the middle of last month. And my brothers wheels came in first, three weeks late. I have yet to see my white rims.

ordered some deep vs from wheel and sprocket, i asked him about 3 day shipping if possible and he ended up giving me 2 day shipping at no extra charge. they came super fast but the packaging was kinda iffy.

all of this bad news is coming right when i am eyeing up those cheap dp18 rims and formulas hubs that both stores are offering. come on.:(

www.bicyclewheels.com (http://www.bicyclewheels.com) also has those wheels.

Bells has a prob. with shipping I ordered a full deep v for my brother but before that I bought two white deep v's for myself. This was in the middle of last month. And my brothers wheels came in first, three weeks late. I have yet to see my white rims. i just ordered a set of deep v wheels 10/7, from Bell's bike, after reading all these problems your having i I'm now sick! i see that he has all good feeback, so i thought it was a safe purchase. ^ were your brother's wheels built good ??

www.bicyclewheels.com (http://www.bicyclewheels.com) also has those wheels.
VERY GOOD SITE WILL SHOP AGAIN

i just ordered a set of deep v wheels 10/7, from Bell's bike, after reading all these problems your having i I'm now sick! i see that he has all good feeback, so i thought it was a safe purchase. ^ were your brother's wheels built good ??
Exact reason's I purchased from them as well. They took a while to get here but the wheels are in excellent shape and the packaging was done very well.

[QUOTE=na975;5423757]i just ordered a set of deep v wheels 10/7, from Bell's bike, after reading all these problems your having i I'm now sick! i see that he has all good feeback, so i thought it was a safe purchase. ^ were your brother's wheels built good ??[/QUO

They needed to be trued. And three nipples split in half, in the process at my lbs.

I've bought from wheelandsprocket on multiple occasions - they are prone to mistakes here and there (they sent me the wrong size derailleur clamp on one occasion; that was frustrating) but in every time they are very willing to own up to mistakes and correct the problem as best as they can. I generally like them.

i've bought from both. good experience. no problem w/bell's or wheel and sprocket. shipped fast.

i've had absolutely no problems with Bell's. I ordered and paid on 10/4, and received my wheels yesterday. AND that was over the holiday weekend

i've had absolutely no problems with Bell's. I ordered and paid on 10/4, and received my wheels yesterday. AND that was over the holiday weekend

haha awesome
i paid a day later than you
i hope i get my **** soon

i've had absolutely no problems with Bell's. I ordered and paid on 10/4, and received my wheels yesterday. AND that was over the holiday weekend
Well you were lucky, I don't know what the hell they were doing with my order.

Has anyone had any experience with Fly Bike Shop? I've come close a few times to getting some things off them. http://myworld.ebay.com/flybikeshop/

i've bought from both. good experience. no problem w/bell's or wheel and sprocket. shipped fast.
did he send you a tracking # ? ( Bells bike ).

hahahah

I ordered the Deep V's right when the big post about cheap Weinmanns going up on to ebay and a bunch of people we going for them.

I received the box early friday morning, opened it to expect my Deep V's to be glistening before my eyes and I saw Blue, and i was like "hmm sent me the wrong color" pulled one out and I was WTF??!?!

besides wanting my proper wheels (which were $80 more, made in USA , not china) , i wanted to get them back to the store because so many people were scrambling for them, i didn't want someone to miss out, since some colors were already sold out.
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YOu think the deep v's are made in the U.S
LMAO>

YOu think the deep v's are made in the U.S
LMAO>

i think he was talking about the wheels, not the rims...

Ordered mine on the 5th, Bells printed the shipping label that day and USPS picked them up in Philly on the 9th.
Should have em tomorrow.

Bellsbike don't answer my emails, it's been a week since i ordered and no UPS tracking # yet WTF's wrong with this guy?

wheelandsprocket shipped my wheels in really ****ty packaging. they also were very loud - pinging spokes for a day.
now they're pretty good.


Loud pinging spokes means that the wheels were built very poorly. The spokes were twisted and all those pinging noises you heard were your spokes untwisting and loosing tension. Learn how to true and tension spokes (its not hard, but you need to read some instruction), and it shouldn't matter where you buy your wheels from because you can correct for the ****ty build.

Bells came in a really really nice package, with plastic over the painted parts of the rims and hub protectors.

The rims however aren't so nice...the biggest problem being the no so pretty seams that they try to hide under the stickers.

Bellsbike don't answer my emails, it's been a week since i ordered and no UPS tracking # yet WTF's wrong with this guy?
If you paid through paypal then they're going to tell you to check paypal. They didn't send me any notification that mine shipped so I e-mailed them and they told me to check there.

Check on eBay's "View Order Details"
I found a tracking number there.

Loud pinging spokes means that the wheels were built very poorly. The spokes were twisted and all those pinging noises you heard were your spokes untwisting and loosing tension. Learn how to true and tension spokes (its not hard, but you need to read some instruction), and it shouldn't matter where you buy your wheels from because you can correct for the ****ty build.

Yes. That is a very accurate statement. Good advice, kids.

edit: tried really hard to think of a way to say that i knew that, but others might not, so thanks

Anyone in Canada don't be afraid to order form bicyclewheels.com
I just got mine in and they are amazing, shipping is only $20 and there was NO DUTIES, and no taxes!!!
With the Canadian dollar where it's at right now I can't help but buy from America.

OMG, bell finally answered my email! he told me that he contacted UPS to make a pick up, but the truck no showed up. I mean how am i gonna look cool without my Deep v's?

Check on eBay's "View Order Details"
I found a tracking number there. will do, thanks.

I called him today since i ordered 10/8, he claims to have mail it out today 10/17 but no confirmation # yet! he don't sound sincere at all when we spoke. : (

I ordered some Deep V's from Bells Bike shop. They shipped them within two days of purchase (usps tracking number), but they took almost 4 weeks to arrive. The packaging was so so, one of the hubs scratched the other. There was a small gouge in one rim too, not sure if it was packaging or mishandling at the shop. Mine are pinging a bit, but its only been a few days.

They offered me 10% off my next purchase due to the problems.

edit: email response was outstanding for me. I emailed over 20 times I bet and got very fast and freindly responses to every one. Steve is a great guy to deal with.

it's possible, but not likely, that they live some place where there are a lot of really terrible package carrier places inbetween them and most of the population. with that many bad experiences, there has to be some sort of issue.

Please contact email us if you have any shipping issues. We are working with the local USPS to resolve whatever delays there are in the pipeline!
sales at bellsbikeshop.com

my theory, many ebayers just purchase from some distributor (third party) and only collect the money and have nothing at all to do with the shipping and that's why there's no communication! not accusing bell's, but can you really be sure??

The rims however aren't so nice...the biggest problem being the no so pretty seams that they try to hide under the stickers.
I got the stickers off today and I see what you're talking about, ugly. Are most like this?

I got the stickers off today and I see what you're talking about, ugly. Are most like this? well they are velocity's and not mavic.

Rog.

I got the stickers off today and I see what you're talking about, ugly. Are most like this? glue the stickers back on again and forgettaboutit.

There isn't any way to make a good looking rim joint unless you weld it and then machine it. The rim joint is always going to be slightly imperfect without this. It's perfectly normal. If you are trying to purchase a non-machined type rim, you have to expect a slight joint. If you feel its not made properly or unsafe to use, that's a warranty issue and should be treated as such.

glue the stickers back on again and forgettaboutit.

The stickers are uglier than the seams.
They're not welded so its not a big deal, it just isn't pretty.

I just received some wheels from bicyclewheels.com. I have to say I'm impressed with the product and the speed with which I got it. Now if the wheels don't fall apart on their first ride (or second or third), I'm a happy camper.

I ordered some Deep V's from Bells Bike shop. They shipped them within two days of purchase (usps tracking number), but they took almost 4 weeks to arrive. The packaging was so so, one of the hubs scratched the other. There was a small gouge in one rim too, not sure if it was packaging or mishandling at the shop. Mine are pinging a bit, but its only been a few days.

They offered me 10% off my next purchase due to the problems.

edit: email response was outstanding for me. I emailed over 20 times I bet and got very fast and freindly responses to every one. Steve is a great guy to deal with.

A few days later no more pinging. Pinging is not uncommon with newly built wheels though. To be expected to some extent really.

Like I said though, customer support was great for me.

-Jerry