Best places to buy online?
01-01-10, 04:04 AM
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Best places to buy online?
im looking to buy some parts online but i dont really know any reputable websites. any suggestions?
01-01-10, 04:12 AM
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AE Bike or Jenson USA
01-01-10, 06:06 AM
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you really need to shop around as no single site has the best prices or selection on everything. I buy tires from PBK, misc parts from speedgoat, random stuff from bonktown. It all depends.
01-01-10, 09:46 AM
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+1 w/ filtersweep, one site might have one thing in stock but another might not. ive had great experiences with jenson usa and bikeisland. bought stuff from both sites multiple times, they have fast shipping and hassle free return policies.
01-01-10, 10:56 AM
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I Google the item wanted then add On Sale
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harriscyclery.net
eBay.com
Nashbar.com
Performancebike.com
Somafab.com
Velo-orange.com
Rivbike.com
I've ordered from all of these places and had no troubles.
eBay.com
Nashbar.com
Performancebike.com
Somafab.com
Velo-orange.com
Rivbike.com
I've ordered from all of these places and had no troubles.
01-01-10, 03:22 PM
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https://www.biketiresdirect.com/
best prices for tires I have seen. especially is you are willing to buy 3 for the 5% discount or even 6 for a 9% discount. I went in on 3 tires with 2 other friends. we all got one but payed less
best prices for tires I have seen. especially is you are willing to buy 3 for the 5% discount or even 6 for a 9% discount. I went in on 3 tires with 2 other friends. we all got one but payed less
01-02-10, 01:35 PM
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I bought a pair of cxp-33s track and got a great price from Bicycle Wheel Warehouse. The wheels were well packed and came perfectly true. Ask for Pat. And I second universal cycles.
01-02-10, 02:17 PM
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Most of the stores mentioned so far have stores on ebay also, which is where I go instead for the feedback and pretty much guaranteed to ship next day. My favorite is Cyclingcloseout's ebay store, which is Wheelandsprocket.
01-02-10, 05:11 PM
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probikekit or competitive cyclist. also google yields more that i can't remember offhand.
01-02-10, 07:08 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
01-02-10, 07:18 PM
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Over the past year, I have ordered from all of these:
aebike.com
bikeman.com
bikemania.biz
bikeparts.com
biketiresdirect.com
biketoolsetc.com
cambriabike.com
ebay.com
ebikestop.com
jandd.com
kucharik.com
lickbike.com
nashbar.com
performancebike.com
rei.com
velo-orange.com
wallbike.com
aebike.com
bikeman.com
bikemania.biz
bikeparts.com
biketiresdirect.com
biketoolsetc.com
cambriabike.com
ebay.com
ebikestop.com
jandd.com
kucharik.com
lickbike.com
nashbar.com
performancebike.com
rei.com
velo-orange.com
wallbike.com
01-02-10, 07:55 PM
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Lemme add https://www.treefortbikes.com and Harborcountrybike.com. They treated me right on a few orders recently, namely with ace prices and free shipping.
+1 on shopping around though. Another trick I do is to use shopping.google.com then sort by lowest price first. (or just google something then click Shopping at the top)
+1 on shopping around though. Another trick I do is to use shopping.google.com then sort by lowest price first. (or just google something then click Shopping at the top)
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01-02-10, 10:05 PM
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I had a good experience recently with https://www.niagaracycle.com/
01-02-10, 10:13 PM
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totalcycling was a great place before all those cases of overseas fraudulent charges. don't know if that stuff ever got cleaned up, but I made out like a bandit from there when the GBP bottomed out. They've still got pretty good prices on their site.
01-03-10, 12:18 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
I had a good experience recently with https://www.niagaracycle.com/
01-03-10, 03:59 AM
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I've had nothing but great experiences from webcyclery.com - not the biggest selection of SS/FG parts, but it's always my first choice. They are relatively local (Oregon, I'm in Seattle), honest, fast shipping, and have an awesome staff. On my last order they sent me $7.00 through paypal because the actual shipping cost turned out to be less than what the website calculated.
