International Buyers Guide
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International Buyers Guide
Since the market outside of US is big and lacking of good stores (mainly outside of US and Europe) we non americans tend to buy online from overseas. This will be a thread to guide people looking for reliable online stores that are cheap, have a wide range of products and specially don't overcharge on intl. shipping.
I usually don't buy off of ebay because they usually have very steep shipping prices but I'll add sellers that you guys think are good.
I'll start from personal experience, but feel free to reply and I'll try my best to update the list.
Chain Reaction Cycles
Good for:
Simply the best place to buy. They do not have a lot of niche fgss products, but is like a mega cycling store with amazing prices and the shipping is just incredible! I bought a hubset, tires, spokes, saddle and a seatpost and shipping was only $16!
Retro-Gression
Good for:
Everything, very reasonable prices but intl. shipping is not the best, you need to calculate the end price to see if it's worth it. The plus is that Scrod is an amazing seller and tend to go the extra mile to help the buyer and when you are dealing online that is a huge plus.
Ben's Cycle
Good for:
The store for fgss, they have a huge inventory of products. The price is not always the best but the intl. shipping price is good and when you add the 2 it tends to be very competitive. There's also a cupom for 10% wich sweetens the deal. They are very reliable and fast.
Affinity Cycles
Good for:
Frames, bought a frame and paid $50 for shipping. The other products tend to be overpriced. Also the service (email contact) is kinda slow and sloppy but in the end is all good.
I usually don't buy off of ebay because they usually have very steep shipping prices but I'll add sellers that you guys think are good.
I'll start from personal experience, but feel free to reply and I'll try my best to update the list.
Chain Reaction Cycles
Good for:
Simply the best place to buy. They do not have a lot of niche fgss products, but is like a mega cycling store with amazing prices and the shipping is just incredible! I bought a hubset, tires, spokes, saddle and a seatpost and shipping was only $16!
Retro-Gression
Good for:
Everything, very reasonable prices but intl. shipping is not the best, you need to calculate the end price to see if it's worth it. The plus is that Scrod is an amazing seller and tend to go the extra mile to help the buyer and when you are dealing online that is a huge plus.
Ben's Cycle
Good for:
The store for fgss, they have a huge inventory of products. The price is not always the best but the intl. shipping price is good and when you add the 2 it tends to be very competitive. There's also a cupom for 10% wich sweetens the deal. They are very reliable and fast.
Affinity Cycles
Good for:
Frames, bought a frame and paid $50 for shipping. The other products tend to be overpriced. Also the service (email contact) is kinda slow and sloppy but in the end is all good.
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www.hubjub.co.uk - All manor of FG parts, and top notch service from the owner, Will. Fair shipping prices.
https://www.bike-components.de/ All manor of cycling parts at some of the best prices in Europe. Top notch customer service that actually takes responsibility if they screw something up and promptly fixes the problem.
https://www.bike-components.de/ All manor of cycling parts at some of the best prices in Europe. Top notch customer service that actually takes responsibility if they screw something up and promptly fixes the problem.
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