Who sells new B + M lights?
08-09-16, 11:43 AM
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Who sells new B + M lights?
Hi. Looking for recommendations on sellers. Who sells new (not used) B + M bike lights in the US or ships to the US? Thanks
08-09-16, 12:44 PM
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Rivendell sells some Busch and Muller Luxos U Dyno powered Headlight
Peter White sells all - my buddy ordered his from the UK
Peter White sells all - my buddy ordered his from the UK
08-09-16, 12:50 PM
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You gonna eat that?
I got mine from Peter White. If you have a local bike shop you prefer, have them get the lights through White. My understanding is that if a consumer buys, he pays retail, but if a shop buys,the shop pays wholesale. So you if you want to give your shop some business you can have them order the parts from Peter White and pay the shop retail and they get their cut. (Of course if you don't have a favorite LBS, just order direct.)
I've had mine for several years now, still work flawlessly.
I've had mine for several years now, still work flawlessly.
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I also believe my buddy actually ordered from Peter White via our favorite LBS (he had his dyno wheelset built there) - the light he wanted was OOS and there was a restocking delay.
The LBS policy on wheelbuilding is order everything from them retail and they build the wheel for 20% of normal labor cost.
The LBS policy on wheelbuilding is order everything from them retail and they build the wheel for 20% of normal labor cost.
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I've bought a few lights from xxcycle in France. Shipping is reasonably fast, prices are good, and the thing I like best is the huge variety of models. He seems to carry every model B&M makes. It takes me a while to pick out the lights I want because there are so many.
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bike-discount.de has flat-rate $22 shipping. I bought a Ixon IQ Premium and charger from them.
starbike.com shipping is more when you order less and less when you order more; on a ~$400 order I paid $14. I got my SON28 / Edelux ii/B&M Line Plus/B&M USB-Werk from them.
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Rivendell sells some Busch and Muller Luxos U Dyno powered Headlight
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and I paid $67 for the same Ostrich bag in Japan that Soma wants $140 in the US - that doesn't warrant calling me out, either.
There is a lot of good shopping in EU and UK and with currency situation it's a big bonus for US dollars.
There is a lot of good shopping in EU and UK and with currency situation it's a big bonus for US dollars.
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Rose Bikes in Germany sells direct to US customers. A couple of Bike Forums members have reported good experiences buying direct from Rose. I'm probably gonna order a B+M IQ Premium now that the price has dropped $30 since early this year. Even with the shipping costs, taxes, etc., it's a great value.
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when the host country currency drops, it's like the shipping goes on sale, too.
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I've bought a few lights from xxcycle in France. Shipping is reasonably fast, prices are good, and the thing I like best is the huge variety of models. He seems to carry every model B&M makes. It takes me a while to pick out the lights I want because there are so many.
+1 to all the above.
I felt a little bad about not supporting American shops and importer, but then, geez, the price difference...
