Best online dealer?

Paul said:

Hi all

I am after a 300mm x 27.2 mm seatpost for a hybrid bike and am struggling to
find a decent yet inexpensive one on Wiggle or Edinburgh. Where are the
other decent places to buy online?

Thanks

Paul

http://www.gbcycles.co.uk
http://www.parker-international.co.uk/home.htm
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/
http://www.settlecycles.co.uk/
http://www.totalcycling.com/

No particular ranking to the above, an of course there are others.

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Mark
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Quoted message said:

Hi all

I am after a 300mm x 27.2 mm seatpost for a hybrid bike and am struggling

to

Quoted message said:

find a decent yet inexpensive one on Wiggle or Edinburgh. Where are the
other decent places to buy online?

Thanks

Paul

There are loads on Ebay starting from 10p

Tom

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Hi all

I am after a 300mm x 27.2 mm seatpost for a hybrid bike and am
struggling to
find a decent yet inexpensive one on Wiggle or Edinburgh. Where are
the other decent places to buy online?

Errrmmm... your local bike shop?

Let's face it, a 27.2mm seatpost is about the most standard thing there
is. Wiggle will sell you one for twelve squids:

<URL:http://www.wiggle.co.uk/?ProductID=5360006738>
(but it's a one-bolt clamp so I wouldn't)

Or a suspension one for 50p more:
<URL:http://www.wiggle.co.uk/?ProductID=5300005795>
(and that's a one-bolt clamp, too, sadly)

Edinburgh Bicycle will sell you two different ones for thirteen squids
(catalogue numbers 18923 and 18060 respectively, but of course I can't
link to them... D'oh!) but they're both single bolt too.

Cheapest 27.2 two-bolt clamp (twenty squids) I can find online is this
one: <URL:http://www.wiggle.co.uk/?ProductID=5360012595>

Your LBS should be able to do you a BBB for less.

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in message <[email hidden]>, Paul

(') said:

Hi all

I am after a 300mm x 27.2 mm seatpost for a hybrid bike and am
struggling to
find a decent yet inexpensive one on Wiggle or Edinburgh. Where are
the other decent places to buy online?

Errrmmm... your local bike shop?

Simon I don't wanna be rude here but you do have a habit of giving smart
arsed answers which contradict the questions asked. I am perfectly well
aware that I could walk into any bike shop and buy what I'm looking for - my
post said 'online', which is not a bike shop! I'd also looked at those in
Wiggle and Edinburgh (as I'd also said) and was looking for some help in
sourcing somewhere else 'online' so that I can make the best choice from all
of those available.

Paul

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I am after a 300mm x 27.2 mm seatpost for a hybrid bike and am struggling to
find a decent yet inexpensive one on Wiggle or Edinburgh. Where are the
other decent places to buy online?

http://www.bikepimp.co.uk

Entering "seatpost" gives 243 results, ordered by price. Mind the p&p,
though!

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"How many things which served us yesterday as articles of faith, are
fables for us today."

Paul said:

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in message <[email hidden]>, Paul

(') said:

Hi all

I am after a 300mm x 27.2 mm seatpost for a hybrid bike and am
struggling to
find a decent yet inexpensive one on Wiggle or Edinburgh. Where are
the other decent places to buy online?

Errrmmm... your local bike shop?

Simon I don't wanna be rude here but you do have a habit of giving smart
arsed answers which contradict the questions asked. I am perfectly well
aware that I could walk into any bike shop and buy what I'm looking for - my
post said 'online', which is not a bike shop! I'd also looked at those in
Wiggle and Edinburgh (as I'd also said) and was looking for some help in
sourcing somewhere else 'online' so that I can make the best choice from all
of those available.

Paul

I donl't think simon was being particularly 'smart arsed' (after all this is urc, read some helmet threads for real smart arsed replaies :-) as you didn't give much information about exactly what you want in your original question (lots of what you didn't want but not much about what you did) Wiggle cover prices from £12 to £110 so what is it you want, an absolute bargain? If so say you want a carbon post for a tenner? (If anyone knows where I can get one of thee please let me know :-) What's wrong with the ones at Wiggle and Edinburgh? Do you have an oversion to using them?

So, Paul, what is it exactly you are after? How much do you want to pay, what type of service are you expecting? Tell us this and we may be able to help you in your search.

Bryan

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in message <[email hidden]>, Paul

(') said:

Hi all

I am after a 300mm x 27.2 mm seatpost for a hybrid bike and am
struggling to
find a decent yet inexpensive one on Wiggle or Edinburgh. Where
are the other decent places to buy online?

Errrmmm... your local bike shop?

Simon I don't wanna be rude here but you do have a habit of giving
smart
arsed answers which contradict the questions asked. I am perfectly
well aware that I could walk into any bike shop and buy what I'm
looking for - my
post said 'online', which is not a bike shop!

Yes, but why? If you walk into your LBS you'll get to see it before you
put your money down, you won't pay postage, you'll have it today, you
won't have to wait in for the postie, if it's wrong it's easy to take
it back. *And* for very generic things like this it will probably be
cheaper.

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in message <[email hidden]>, Bryan

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If so say you want a carbon post
for a tenner? (If anyone knows where I can get one of thee please let
me know

ebay. Seriously, if you're prepared to wait, you will - there have been
some very silly prices for some carbon stuff recently.

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Paul said:

Hi all

I am after a 300mm x 27.2 mm seatpost for a hybrid bike and am
struggling to find a decent yet inexpensive one on Wiggle or
Edinburgh. Where are the other decent places to buy online?

Add Chain Reaction to the list.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Categories.aspx?CategoryID=214

How much is "inexpensive" for you?

~PB

Paul said:

post said 'online', which is not a bike shop! I'd also looked at

those in

Quoted message said:

Wiggle and Edinburgh (as I'd also said) and was looking for some help

in

Quoted message said:

sourcing somewhere else 'online' so that I can make the best choice

from all

Quoted message said:

of those available.

You could spend a lot of time looking at any number of websites but if
your requirements are not too specialized, what's wrong with Wiggle?
They stock a wide range of makes, models, sizes and prices - I'd be
surprised if they didn't have something to suit. Indeed, I bought a
perfectly good seatpost from them only a few weeks ago for under ten
quid (it's worth checking back frequently to see what special offers
they have on - this particular post was 40% off list price). Wiggle
also offer the option of free delivery.

However, having said that, it's always looking at Parker International
as they tend to be very competitive with their pricing.
<URL:http://www.parker-international.co.uk/>

d.

Simon Brooke said:

in message <[email hidden]>, Paul

(') said:

Simon I don't wanna be rude here but you do have a habit of giving
smart
arsed answers which contradict the questions asked. I am perfectly
well aware that I could walk into any bike shop and buy what I'm
looking for - my
post said 'online', which is not a bike shop!

Yes, but why?

That's not our business, is it?

Quoted message said:

If you walk into your LBS you'll get to see it before
you put your money down, you won't pay postage, you'll have it today,
you won't have to wait in for the postie, if it's wrong it's easy to
take it back. *And* for very generic things like this it will
probably be cheaper.

There's more choice online.

~PB

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I donl't think simon was being particularly 'smart arsed' (after all
this is urc, read some helmet threads for real smart arsed replaies :-)
as you didn't give much information about exactly what you want in your
original question (lots of what you didn't want but not much about what
you did) Wiggle cover prices from £12 to £110 so what is it you want,
an absolute bargain? If so say you want a carbon post for a tenner?
(If anyone knows where I can get one of thee please let me know :-)
What's wrong with the ones at Wiggle and Edinburgh? Do you have an
oversion to using them?

So, Paul, what is it exactly you are after? How much do you want to
pay, what type of service are you expecting? Tell us this and we may
be able to help you in your search.

He's asking people for their opinion on decent sites to buy online, what
don't you understand about that?