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Old 05-05-15, 10:39 AM
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Niagara bike IRL retail store?

I'll be passing though Niagara Falls later this summer. Has anybody bought from Niagara Cycle's brick-and-mortar store there? Can you just walk in and get anything they've got on their site, or is it better to order ahead? Thanks!
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Old 05-05-15, 11:18 AM
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No experience with picking things up there, but when I order, the listing typically mentions to wait for an email to ensure it is ready to pick-up, so I would personally order in advance.
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I see on their site all the time that items I buy would take a couple days to pick up in their store. At least going to pick them up would be faster than the week+ it sometimes takes to direct ship tires to me.
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Most bike shops don't stock everything on their web site, but from distributors like QBP. You can order ahead and pick up, but NY sales tax will be in effect.
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Once and awhile I get something from Niagara. They have their own website, as well as selling off Amazon and Ebay. Prices for the same exact item can vary from one to the other.
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I've read that it's more of a relay place with barely any inventory. They order from suppliers after receiving orders.
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OK, so I called them to confirm: for the full product range in the online catalog, you need to order ahead, and yes, NYS sales tax is in effect. They have a retail shop, but it's just an ordinary LBS that stocks a few mass-market bikes and accessories. Will have to weigh shipping costs vs. sales tax vs. convenience of not lugging bike parts home to NC with me.
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I've dropped into the retail store while passing through Niagara Falls. As mentioned above, inventory available to walk-in customers was sparse.
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I'm Canadian so have picked up orders a few times from the store to save on the scary shipping. The store is a big disappointment - almost nothing there, very few bikes, not as interesting as a normal LBS.
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I think the store is just there because some of their suppliers require a brick and mortar storefront. At least I think that's what the kid told me when I stopped in. What the others said, pretty disappointing store.
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