They have great prices if you sign up for their free VIP membership and hit their web sites. We can all do that locally.How do I determine these selection ratings? ChrisHi steve, can you help where i can order Mountain Bike online that can be shipped here in Calgary? Few of the higher performance stuff that enthusiasts look for.
Sure we all have busy lives, but driving a local shop or riding there is worth the effort. First, stores that sell mostly recreational level cycling gear, close-out or older goods, sell just one category like bikes or vintage bike clothing, or cater primarily to triathletes or MTBers are ranked 0. So, for example, even though Wiggle is a UK based superstore that ships order above $49 and the equivalent most anywhere for free, SRAM, Mavic, Assos and a handful of other brands don’t let them sell those products to residents outside the UK and EU whereas Shimano, Reynolds, Castelli and most other brands don’t restrict where they can sell products.Ken, I looked at their website. I’ve worked directly with Kyle Brown there and have found him to be exceptionally helpful and cooperative. I lean on There are other rating services like Feefo and BizRate that I no longer consider in my evaluation because some aspects of their approach to collecting and displaying the data are not as comprehensive or independent as those done by TrustPilot and Google. I frequently save 30%+.Reboot, Thanks. I don’t link to them regardless of their prices because their customer satisfaction ratings aren’t great. Sizing and selections go … Strong customer satisfaction rating with TrustPilot. Really like the Reynolds Assault review.Now… In regards to this review, I would like to kindly ask you though if you have any experience with Starbike.com ?They seem to have good Trustpilot rating but I want to ask you the expert first. I guess I could bike to them, look at all their gear, buy a few things and strap them to my bike, and then hang out at their coffee bars talking about cycling with the salespeople, mechanics, and other customers.
Most of the others will ship worldwide though shipping costs outside region vary from nothing above a certain amount to a couple percent to prohibitive. SteveI would like to let you know that the TREDZ (tredz.co.uk) code. Discounts I see there are on clearance items which is what most stores will do. Dura-Ace seems way more than I’d need. For most of the rest, the general guidance is that chain store and extension model stores only ship or only ship cost-effectively in the region, and some discounters do and some don’t. Our customers have the opportunity to buy pro team cycling gear at our webshop worldwide.
SteveI’m Steve, a road cycling enthusiast like many of you. That’s the store for you for the product you are looking for. You can see more about this and the 60 or so other stores I don’t link to for similar reasons in the body of the post.
That way it becomes a win-win. Ranking is based on relevancy, blog post frequency(freshness), social metrics, domain authority, traffic and many other parameters. I don’t think its fair to say: “0 – Poor Selection. On the road side, they carry only 3 bikes >$1k out of 8 in total, 4 non-stock road wheelsets, and 1 road groupset.
Cheers.Donald, I don’t buy from them for the reasons you mentioned. Thank you.So I went on Tredz and looked around.
Will update soon. I think, online shopping robs us of the ability to share our love of cycling with people who make it their career to provide us with products, and personal service. Huge savings on parts, components and accessories! Building relationships with folks who work in the industry is part of the cycling experience. Thanks, SteveVery happy to do that, Steve. Great effort. That is v true in fairness. Just wondering if you may change your assessment of Ribble, Wiggle and Chain Reaction now that they will not ship Shimano parts to North America?Brad, Thanks for flagging this. It’s just that the stores I’m ranking 1 are limited in what they have compared to those that carry much more stock and sell a normal range of options in a given model.The “Broad Selection” stores I rank 2 carry typically at least a third to a half of the brands that make the range of products which show up in my reviews, the models within those brands that we enthusiasts ride, a good range of options in those models, and carry a lot of it in their inventory rather than having to go back to their distributor to get it when you want to order it. I’m aware of all three of these. made in that model. I now do all of my buying there.
Up to 60% off. Otherwise, I’d be spending a lot of time driving to bike shops within 50 miles of where I live. This model will be a win-win for … Very few brands and models used by road cycling enthusiasts” – they havea broad selection of brands, good discount section and a new site.Hi Pat, Thanks for reading and commenting.
It didn’t seem like they shipped to the USA. Thanks again for a great article!Hi Chris, Thanks for your comment. If they have the product I’m interested, I personally tend to buy from the stores at the top of the list because they have the best ratings.
These online stores, can provide any product, and their sales people may or may not be experts. Our expert editorial team reviews and adds them to a relevant category list.
My net cost then comes to $1110 from the UK store.