Originally Posted by jet sanchEz
Yeah, I don't think I will order from Nashbar again....I've had a bunch of stuff come in from ProBikeKit and there have been no extra duties or any other fees and they have been very straightforeward. The stuff I ordered from Nashbar (105 brakes and some tires) were really cheap but they were not upfront about the "handling" fee, which leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth.
What a crappy night it was, this little bit of snow shouldn't have caused much damage but I really didn't feel like getting out there on my bike, just to spite the nice weather we had last week. I see that it is supposed to be 16degrees by Thursday though, that should hopefully be the final nail in the coffin for winter!
I had a wicked fun ride tonight. Put the winter studded tires fron Sirrobin on the cannodale and went out in the snow for about an hour. Awesome fun. Somehow I messed up the headset though flipping the stem. It's either loose, or stiff. Phallic jokes aside it made for a twitchy ride. I hear people talk about threadless being better, but I never have any trouble with my threaded setup.
Somehow the bike I bought on ebay 4 years ago only cost me $15 in duties from N. Carolina. There seems to be no fixed rate for some reason from the states. Sometimes the fishing stuff I get gets hit, other times not. Weird.
On another note, whats the take on grabbing a frame left outback of a bikeshop? Free for the taking?