Bikesdirect?
05-25-08, 07:10 PM
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I found a road bike.
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Bikesdirect?
I am thinking about buying a Kilo TT fixie from this online store.
How were the experiences with BikesDirect for you?
How were the experiences with BikesDirect for you?
05-25-08, 07:41 PM
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05-25-08, 07:48 PM
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05-25-08, 07:51 PM
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Maybe not. The opposing forces have all been annihilated in extended bitter flame warfare. There is one one left.
Check out the Singlespeed & Fixed Gear subforum for everything you might want to know about the Kilo TT
Check out the Singlespeed & Fixed Gear subforum for everything you might want to know about the Kilo TT
05-25-08, 07:57 PM
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Peloton Shelter Dog
Their site delivered this to me for $1900. Phenomenal bike, next closest thing I could find was $5,000+.
3.2/2.5 butted titanium, approx. 20lbs, XTR, FSA carbon cranks, Avid Juicy Ultimate discs, Rock Shox SID Race. Couldn't be happier.
3.2/2.5 butted titanium, approx. 20lbs, XTR, FSA carbon cranks, Avid Juicy Ultimate discs, Rock Shox SID Race. Couldn't be happier.
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05-25-08, 08:54 PM
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Everything I've ever heard indicates that they deliver reasonable bikes at a great price.
Just remember that you'll either have to finish assembling it and adjust it yourself, have a friend that can do it, or pay a bike shop.
I'll definitely be looking at them when I'm ready for a new bike.
Just remember that you'll either have to finish assembling it and adjust it yourself, have a friend that can do it, or pay a bike shop.
I'll definitely be looking at them when I'm ready for a new bike.
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05-25-08, 08:59 PM
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I found a road bike.
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I was just surprised that they would be selling a fixie for only $100 more than it would take to convert my MTB into fixie.
05-25-08, 09:34 PM
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And they responded to every email promptly. Zero point zero problems. I'd like to know exactly how the member above concluded they were 'shady'? Maybe he's a child molester himself, you never know. Oh, you don't like baseless Internet bull****? Now you know how Bikes Direct feels when they read posts like yours.
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05-25-08, 10:10 PM
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05-25-08, 11:17 PM
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They weren't shady with me, they were transparent like a Pella Window.
And they responded to every email promptly. Zero point zero problems. I'd like to know exactly how the member above concluded they were 'shady'? Maybe he's a child molester himself, you never know. Oh, you don't like baseless Internet bull****? Now you know how Bikes Direct feels when they read posts like yours.
And they responded to every email promptly. Zero point zero problems. I'd like to know exactly how the member above concluded they were 'shady'? Maybe he's a child molester himself, you never know. Oh, you don't like baseless Internet bull****? Now you know how Bikes Direct feels when they read posts like yours.
Not to mention a terrible website.
05-25-08, 11:43 PM
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Albeit it looks as if all BD bikes have terrible stock saddles. So it's probably best to factor in the cost of having to upgrade the saddle on all BD bikes.
05-26-08, 12:14 AM
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05-26-08, 05:17 PM
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Read the above links to get more information regarding bikesdirect. The majority of people who purchase bikes from them seem happy with their bike. I plan to purchase our next bike, for my wife, from bikesdirect if the LBS is not cheap enough.
The confusing part about bikesdirect is that they operate under several purchased licensed names (motobecane, mercier, dawes, etc) and therefore these bikes do not come from the aforementioned respected companies. Is this a problem? No, but many people have a problem with it.
The confusing part about bikesdirect is that they operate under several purchased licensed names (motobecane, mercier, dawes, etc) and therefore these bikes do not come from the aforementioned respected companies. Is this a problem? No, but many people have a problem with it.
05-26-08, 07:52 PM
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They are not a scam. Generic bikes (with resurected brand names on them), decent components, cheap. If you can set it up yourself, they are a bargain.
p.s., what is the best thing to lube my chain with?
p.s., what is the best thing to lube my chain with?
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05-26-08, 07:54 PM
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I found a road bike.
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I use White Lightning wax lube on my MTB and Vaseline on my road bike.
05-26-08, 08:10 PM
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I have purchased two BD bikes so far, the first bike had a damaged front derailleur, which I replaced as a preplanned upgrade, and the second bike's front wheel arrived with a broken spoke. Both incidents were easy fixes for me, but a novice rider with little or no bicycle mechanical skills would have found the BD bicycle buying experience a little more frustrating to say the least.
BD's time frame for putting the bike together might be somewhat optomistic, but I cannot say for sure since I use my bikes extensively, I disassemble, inspect, and reassemble them to my specs which takes considerably more time.
BD's time frame for putting the bike together might be somewhat optomistic, but I cannot say for sure since I use my bikes extensively, I disassemble, inspect, and reassemble them to my specs which takes considerably more time.
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