dgasmd

I almost exclusively buy stuff from PBK. It is free shipping, arrives extremely fast, and has awesome prices. Availability is not the greatest, but since I tend to buy 2-4 at one time of items that wear, I don't notice it so much. However, they do lack in some things I would like to see. Hence the following question below.

Is there any other comparable mail order/web sites in the UK? Please list them.

bo00on

totalcycling.com
wiggle.co.uk
cyclesuperstore.ie
ribblecycles.co.uk
parker-international.co.uk

jamiewilson3

I have ordered from Total Cycling and Ribble. Both did great, but they have to be big orders to justify the shipping flat rate charges.

cuski

Ribble Cycles is awesome.

I also dealt a lot with www.chainreactioncycles.com

They're good as well.

celticfrost

Heck yeah. Great deals on wheelsets (got a set of dt swiss 1450 rr's for 495 USD, free shipping, no tax, no VAT). What's up w/ the Pound? I'm getting all my best deals from the UK these days.

weavers

any other places with free shipping?

seems like when i add up the shipping cost, its not a whole lot cheaper than a lbs for many small items. with pbk i don't mind buying tubes or rim strips and waiting, but when a 8 speed chain isn't avalbie i might as well buy it at a lbs, but i don't have the extra five dollars to spend right now. more free shipping please!

celticfrost

Not sure if totalcycling.com does or not, but I think they do. Check 'em out for good deals on pre-2007 campy parts. Plus, last time I checked (today) they had good deals on 2009 Zonda (~381 USD w/ today's exchange rate) and Eurus wheelsets as well.

zatopek

IMHO, Chain Reaction Cycles pretty well rocks. Great selection, good prices, nice sales and specials. I can only hope their facilities flood out again soon as I got some sick deals in the last month from their flood sale. One caveat, just make sure that, on orders with multiple items, that everything you order is currently in stock or they will wait to ship everything AFTER all items are in stock to buyers outside Europe.

AlexTaylor

Royles.biz is good for Assos stuff.

coasting 

The best I have dealt with are chain reaction and parker international. Between them they have the best prices, usually in stock, quick shipping, good customer service (always respond).

Don't you have sales taxes and import duty in USA when the stuff is sent to you? I've found cheaper stuff on USA sites but UK customs will always put the import duty and VAT on it when it is delivered. So far adding the taxes means I can't beat UK prices.

cuski

At least in BC, we're only hit with the GST, no provincial tax. Even still, if you factor in shipping, most of the stuff ordered from the UK is at least half as cheap as it would be if bought from an LBS. Example: DA cassette: LBS: $300 + tax at 12.5%; UK price: $165 + 7% + $17 shipping.

sojourn

I can vouch for wiggle......bought from them twice with no issues......

Brian_1

Even though I'm an American cyclist living in America, all my shopping for bike parts has been from mail order over in the UK regions. They have the usual stuff plus I can obtain, for instance, less common items like TA chainrings and Campy stuff for less. I also appreciate the fact that active cyclists overseas are invariably more educated about the sport and the equipment. The mail order outfits mentioned by others are good. Nashbar, Performance, Colorado Cyclist, Excel, Competitive Cyclist, Jenson, Wrench Science, etc. etc don't get a penny of my money. Disclaimer: born in USA, live in USA, no familial connection to UK area, so no axe to grind. Only exceptions to shopping preference - if the exchange rate goes bad I do look elsewhere for chains/tubes/tires and support my local LBS's, and I did buy a used Merlin from US eBay.

iab

The pound is tanking. I got an '09 Centaur group for $427 delivered to my door from Ribble.

acorn_user

The city tried to turn us into a giant hedge fund. Lots and lots of debt and a huge trade deficit. Our oil reserves in the North Sea are running low. Also, the pound was really high because of concerns about the Euro and Dollar, now alleviated. Prices might go up, since most of the goods sold in UK stores are imported from the Euro zone.

roadiejorge 

+1

I really like their selection and service in the times I've ordered from them. The deals are really good and often had items that were not available on PBK. Shipping was quick and convenient as well since all of my items arrived sooner than expected.

Treefox

Ribble and Chainreaction are both excellent. Wiggle sometimes has some good deals too.

Jakedatc

What have been peoples shipping times from Wiggle? they sent my bars last saturday or so and i'm wondering when i should expect them. I've done PBK and they are about a week.
Definitely a good deal though.. around 50 shipped for 3T ergosum Pro's .. lowest i've seen on US places.. if the have it has been like 75 + shipping

SushiJoe

Just ordered some 09 Centaur 10 speed shifters for $160. The carbon variety.
www.ribble.co.uk/

cuski

Here's an interesting news bit - the order I placed yesterday with PBK was shipped with ParcelForce as well, and now they have a tracking number. Also, my last order with Ribble shipped out on Thursday, it was on my doorstep on Monday. Can't beat that.

scirocco

Wiggle have free shipping over $200AUS, so that, combined with their pricing which is as low as PBK means they are probably going to get my money for an Ultegra compact.

Plus they have these closeout deals where the price drops by 1% every day on certain items. Kinda fun to watch how low they can go.

classic1

Try High on Bikes on ebay . They are very good on pricing and postage. I've used them about 4 times with no complaints

Packeteer

I just ordered from Wiggle and was impressed with their communication and how fast they shipped it. Also their prices are great. I have not received the item yet so that's all i can speak of.

I ordered from www.outdoorgb.com and canceled because of how slow they were taking to ship. I read other bad reviews of their site and I will stay away.

dysFTP

How is it that PBK (and maybe other British shops) manage to consistently underprice the stateside prices even while covering shipping?

kleng

+1 on wiggle, have bought 2k usd of stuff with no a single problem, 5 days shipment to OZ via parcelforce is tracked.