Hiya all, just a quick thread on my experience with this online bike
parts shop. I don't know how popular they are in the US, but here's my
positive experience with them.
Now you may all be wondering why me, a UK unicylist, had any interest in
or dealings with a US bike shop? Well I'll tell you:
In my quest for a Surly LM Rim, I came across Speedgoat as the cheapest
seller online. I ordered from them, and promptly got the order reciept
with a small footnote "This order may take 7-10 days to ship". I
accepted this as a given, since my order was international and somewhat
bulky (a 26" Rim is not exactly space efficient).
Imagine my surprise when this morning, only 7 days after making the
order, not only had it been shipped it had also made its way across the
atlantic and to my workplace! Excellent service (although telling me its
on its way would have been nice). Not only that, but they saved me about
£30 in duty & tax by marking the contents as being worth only $45,
instead of the $80 - $90 it was really worth. Now I don't condone this
behaviour, but in this case it saved me a packet & I managed to get my
rim delived to my door for £25 less than the RRP (without shipping) in
the UK.
Great shop, great service, plus reading the Tribune newspaper they
packed the box with was a nice distraction for half an hour.
I would reccommend them not only to US but also overseas customers
looking for a bargain on US based bike parts. Only quibble is they don't
accept my Maestro card...
Loose.
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