Anybody with experience ordering from co's in the UK? They have great deals on cranks, but I don't know whether that will be eliminated with customs and duties/tarriffs. Any info?
Overseas ordering, wiggle, chainreact, etc.
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ordered some tires and parts from CRC earlier this year. No issues at all I think it took like 6 days total for my stuff to reach the east coast.
Ordered from CR on a Friday, had the parts on the east coast on Monday.
Holy crap! thanks for the fast responses. Any customs issues, ie tax?
doesnt the price include all of that? I paid exactly the amount on the receipt nothing more. All i had to do was sign for it at my door.
yeah, the price w/ shipping includes everything.
i got a killer price on my Atlas FR cranks from CR...cheaper than QBP's prices
This, except no signature required. Mine came Royal Mail or something.
I have made several orders from CRC and each experience has been very good. I have had them build me 2 wheelsets and I am happy with the build quality and how cheap they were.
Monday I order it is delivered Sat.
I do a 250-500 dollar order every other month no charge for shipping life is good.
I do a 250-500 dollar order every other month no charge for shipping life is good.
i've ordered from chain reaction multiple times, and i highly recommend them. their prices on shimano components are insanely low! there are no customs fees/delays, but keep in mind that most credit cards charge a fee for overseas transactions. it's usually about 3%, and it's not that much, but the principle is annoying. capital one is the only credit card that i know of that does not charge this fee.
ive never been charged for overseas transactions on any of my cards...and the dont include capital one
lucky you. do you use mastercard? i think discover cards don't charge a fee either.
upon further investigation, some cards are a bit more forthright about overseas fees and give you a clear item line that depicts the amount charged, while others are a tad sneakier and work the fee into the exchange rate that they give you.
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yeah, all the transactions have been with my mastercards. CR has unreal pricing and as much as id like to support a good ol' boy, American e-tailer, money is money....especially if they have it cheaper than QBP or BTI
Couldnt find a Pike Air UTurn anywhere - CRC had it - ordered it Friday morning shipped via UPS -- came Monday afternoon. Delivered at less $ than some people want for used.
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no they aren't. usually 20-40% more than here in germany...
slx cranks crc: ~130eur
here: ~90eur
+1 for chainreaction. ordered tuesday rcvd here in nj on friday. i did have to sign for the package though so keep that in mind.
no weird fees or taxes
no weird fees or taxes
i'm based in the u.s., not europe. saint cranks and rear derailleurs run about 300 u.s. dollars and 185 u.s. dollars respectively at the average u.s. online retailer. you can get them for about 200 u.s. and 122 u.s. at crc. substantial discount.no they aren't. usually 20-40% more than here in germany...
slx cranks crc: ~130eur
here: ~90eur
He's saying Shimano stuff is even cheaper ordering from Germany than the UK, both being less than the US.
i understand. i assumed (maybe i'm wrong) that the op is from the u.s., hence i felt the german comparison to be slightly irrelevant, unless there is a german equivalent to crc where he/she can get things at those prices.
edit: and if such a german site exists, hook us up with the link!
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Yep, US. Shimano prices seem ludicrous, everything else is priced pretty fairly if not just competitively with the US. Still, 70 bucks off a saint derailleur and 85 off a crank is so worth it. And 50 off brakes. Geeze...
Hey Andrew,
CRC is great, as long as you don't have a problem. Just be careful and get your order PERFECT. Don't order anything that isn't in stock and watch out for special requirements.
I placed a BIG order with them, one of the items being spokes. You have to make a notation of the spoke lengths that you want in the notes section. I forgot to do that. My credit card was charged immediately, but my order went into limbo since they didn't know what length spokes I wanted. They made NO effort to contact me and did not respond to close to 20 emails from me and did not return any phone calls. After waiting month, I sent them an email stating that I was gonna request a charge back from my credit card company if they did not reply. I got a reply the very next day, from a guy in the wheel dept, who seemed to have no knowledge of my last email (yeah, right). Said he was simply following up on the order.
Moral is, if you have to actually to talk to a real person, you're screwed.
Wiggle has always been great. Normally get my order in less then a week.
BTW. Did you get a new bike yet? How much did you get for your Brooklyn?
CRC is great, as long as you don't have a problem. Just be careful and get your order PERFECT. Don't order anything that isn't in stock and watch out for special requirements.
I placed a BIG order with them, one of the items being spokes. You have to make a notation of the spoke lengths that you want in the notes section. I forgot to do that. My credit card was charged immediately, but my order went into limbo since they didn't know what length spokes I wanted. They made NO effort to contact me and did not respond to close to 20 emails from me and did not return any phone calls. After waiting month, I sent them an email stating that I was gonna request a charge back from my credit card company if they did not reply. I got a reply the very next day, from a guy in the wheel dept, who seemed to have no knowledge of my last email (yeah, right). Said he was simply following up on the order.
Moral is, if you have to actually to talk to a real person, you're screwed.
Wiggle has always been great. Normally get my order in less then a week.
BTW. Did you get a new bike yet? How much did you get for your Brooklyn?
Ive ordered from CRC a lot and no problems. I like that they carry unique stuff. Try finding Minion 2.5 SINGLE PLYs in the US. They build great wheelsets for cheap too. I ordered a set of HOPE/DT SWISS 4.2 wheels and they are going strong on the wifes bike. I paid $350 delivered and the LBS wanted around $850 for the SAME wheelset.
Like OLDSCHOOL said... make sure you order exactly what you want. You dont want to send anything back.
Like OLDSCHOOL said... make sure you order exactly what you want. You dont want to send anything back.
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I am preparing to order some wheels from them.
Even with ₤50 for shipping, still over 150 less than the best online price I could compare to.
Even with ₤50 for shipping, still over 150 less than the best online price I could compare to.
Are you sure you can't come up with a custom wheel build that exceeds $218USD? That's the threshold for free shipping.
these are the most well know shops here and ship also to the us (but check the shipping costs!).
http://www.bike-mailorder.de/shop/index.php?language=en paypal support
http://www.mountainbikes.net/mtbikes/orderinfo.cfm?cid=090415103329&lc=2&ws=1
http://www.bike-components.de/shop/language/en
http://bikeparts-online.de/bpo_new/site_frameset_en.php?page=home paypal support
Free shipping by a company thats notorious for very poor international service - Parcel Force - ( in the UK? good! Outside - not so good.)
but - understood. the wheel build I am looking at is ₤238 before shipping (823's on Hope pro II 150/12 & 20mm)
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MAKE SURE that you check your credit card statements for the next few weeks as well as you paypal account for very small charges, ie, .99 to $1.99
There have been a rash of scams coming from the CC system from CRC and a few other companies. Still not sure if it is a CRC and a few other vendors doings or if it is just a processing company that is compromising info but keep a sharp eye on your statements.
Not telling you to not buy from there, just be smart.
I am buying some Schwalbes from CRC right now!
There have been a rash of scams coming from the CC system from CRC and a few other companies. Still not sure if it is a CRC and a few other vendors doings or if it is just a processing company that is compromising info but keep a sharp eye on your statements.
Not telling you to not buy from there, just be smart.
I am buying some Schwalbes from CRC right now!
ordered up a pair of brakes, cranks and a derailleur.
The brakes have opposite levers, but it's cheaper to buy brass olives and swap the lines than it is to buy the correct pair stateside.
The cranks are coming with a 42t ring and a bash. That combo ended up being $7 more expensive than 165/83mm cranks alone, which they were out of stock on.
Way cool...
The brakes have opposite levers, but it's cheaper to buy brass olives and swap the lines than it is to buy the correct pair stateside.
The cranks are coming with a 42t ring and a bash. That combo ended up being $7 more expensive than 165/83mm cranks alone, which they were out of stock on.
Way cool...
I recieved this email today. Is it legit? Has anybody else recieved this? It's from a chainreactioncycles.com email address, but otherwise it's not incredibly distinctive.
I did not get that message when I made my first CRC order 6 or 7 months ago.
I just received my most recent order last week, which included a pair of saint m800 brakes which I paid just $64 each for (complete minus rotors and adapters). Amazing.
Hmm....thanks for that. The fax no. matches the one listed on their website, but I'm still not eager to send my liscense or bill or something.
On top of this stupidity, bank of america charged me $20 for the overseas transaction fee. FU guys! I was hoping I'd get away with it, since I have a card with the biggest bank in america....
On top of this stupidity, bank of america charged me $20 for the overseas transaction fee. FU guys! I was hoping I'd get away with it, since I have a card with the biggest bank in america....
Bank of America is THE WORST.
I ordered a few things from Wiggle - like a Dainese suit for $200. I couldn't believe the price, but that's what it was and i got it before the season started. since then, I ordered more things from them - much cheaper then the states. I highly recommend that company to anyone