Rant Thread: Udc shipping, What the hell?

But the thing isn't that the Amerikan UDC is cheaper. It's still way to
expensive.

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Goats_On_Unicycles said:

But the thing isn't that the Amerikan UDC is cheaper. It's still way to
expensive.

true, my biggest beef with them is the shipping, and the limited
selection. I had no ide that there was a Monty ISIS and an Onza ISIS
till i got bored and took a a peek at the UDC UK site😠

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udc always have high Shipping prices to brazil

look evan.

if was i asking for the pieces you bought it would cost like 60usd

the shipping price of a uni here to brazil is like 200usd

i already entered in contact with all brands to make a shop here in
brazil

but peoples always look for his own interests.. :

i really belive that udc superfature the prices.
its like

if the mcdonalds put a number one at the price of 20bucks it will sell.
and sell a lot

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i don't like UDC
they sent me the wrong spokes w/ my $100 order, charged over $20 for
shipping
and took forever.
when they corrected it... they sent me the wrong replacements
so i ended up just getting them from a bikeshop so that i didn't have
to put up w/ UDC ANYMORE

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i hate how they have sucky unis built with $200 wheelbuilds, and then
they come with loose spokes...

also, i really hate how the pictures dont even show the right parts
half the time.

its not that hard to update a site once a week and to make sure that
descriptions are correct...

i like udc uk and mdc so much more...

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I think they were on the right track with the new street uni they have,
nice and cheap and good parts. They just need more things like that.

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udc us didn't even come up with that, it was udc uk (or was it aus?)
that came up with the concept and design. anything nimbus is udc uk, so
that nimbus isis hub is thanks to roger davies.

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mornish said:

also, i really hate how the pictures dont even show the right parts half
the time.

its not that hard to update a site once a week and to make sure that
descriptions are correct...

This is my biggest problems as well. The pictures do not consistently
match the product; and when they change the product the don't bother to
post a new picture. 'by the way, brakes are no longer an option even
though the unicycle is pictured with brakes. '
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=568) I don't see how
they can run a business and still keep their customers; OH Wait, there
are hardly any other choices! They have no motivation to compete for
customers business. (these are my impressions based on past business
with UDC US)

(flashback) By the way, we will not stock that unicycle because it
takes up too much space in our cargo box; Well, increase the number of
boxes per year to keep up with demand, DUH!

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oddsends said:

(flashback) By the way, we will not stock that unicycle because it takes
up too much space in our cargo box; Well, increase the number of boxes
per year to keep up with demand, DUH!

what uni was this on?

i think that some LBS just needs to replace UDC. If i get a job at my
LBS im gonna make a push to get high end unis sold, kinda like AE
bikes, except more than jsut KH

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Not a complaint but I think its funny.

http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=1029

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Not to defend anyone here ... I've had some times with UDC when I've had
to email more than once, and so on. But I've also met John Drummond,
and he's a great guy who is doing the unicycling community a terrific
service. I suspect that a non-rant, but a constructive set of issues
people have had with UDC, might result in something actually
happening.

At any rate, I'm currently selling some stuff on eBay that's bulky and
somewhat heavy (some old stereo equipment), and I've found out that the
shipping prices in the US have really skyrocketed recently. To ship a
box that's 24x18x24 inches and weighs 38 lbs across the US is around
$60 for UPS ground, and $40 for US Postal Service. Granted, Evan's
complaint at the start was about bearing holders, which could easily
fit in one of the post office's free, flat-rate boxes that cost $9 to
ship anywhere (and within 4 days). I think a lot of businesses
exclusively use UPS ground, and their rates have gotten way out of
hand. The post office has some pretty nice deals now on shipping
smaller items. Maybe UDC could explore this as an option.

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I thought UDC should see this thread so that maybe they can address some
of the concerns and post a response here, as well as *update* their
website, so what you see is WHAT YOU GET!😄 So...I emailed this thread
to the helpdesk. All these posts won't result in any changes unless UDC
sees it, so now they will! 🙂

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picture not the same
this uni comes w/ splined
pictured w/ cotterless [censored]
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=587

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skrobo said:

picture not the same
this uni comes w/ splined
pictured w/ cotterless [censored]
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=587

No, those are the tensile ISIS cranks.
http://tinyurl.com/32hdbc

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yup, 15 bucks to ship a pair of gloves is a rip off. UPS ground. They
could throw them in a USPS priority mailer at half the price and I
would have them twice as fast. People can say it's because of the
skyrockiting shipping prices but for small things that excuse doesn't
cut it. I'm not too impressed with UDC, they are pretty much my last
resort for buying uni stuff now.

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pkittle said:

At any rate, I'm currently selling some stuff on eBay that's bulky and
somewhat heavy (some old stereo equipment), and I've found out that the
shipping prices in the US have really skyrocketed recently. To ship a
box that's 24x18x24 inches and weighs 38 lbs across the US is around
$60 for UPS ground, and $40 for US Postal Service.

That sounds like retail pricing, which for a single person to ship one
or two items is what you're going to pay. At work we have a corporate
UPS account, we're not even doing mail order or anything, mostly just
inter company shipping and we get MUCH better rates than retail. I can
ship a PC which weighs about what a uni would in a box that a uni would
fit in across the country for about $25.

Now if we were doing the volume someone who is in the business of mail
order, we'd be getting even better rates.

It's very obvious that UDC is marking up their shipping costs. They
also charge mostly full bore retail for their product. Why? Because
they can. I got my LBS to stock Torkers instead of the cheap [censored] he
was getting before. He can also now order KH and will sell to me
cheaper than UDC, but he's not prepared to floor them because he's
afraid it won't sell fast enough.

Go look at the classified ads right here on these forums. It's funny
to me that there are more "WANTED:" postings than "FOR SALE:" postings.
What's wrong with that picture? Unicycles are in an odd spot right
now, they seem to be gaining popularity, or at least are popular enough
to create some demand, but not to the point that most bike shops are
willing to go out on a limb to support the sport.

IMO, the best thing we can do is talk to our LBS and let them know
we're out here. Until we start getting "mainstream" support we will
have to rely on the niche market vendors who will charge a premium.

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Racenut said:

... Until we start getting "mainstream" support we will have to rely on
the niche market vendors who will charge a premium.

Agreed. That is true with any non-mainstream activity and unicycling is
definitely not in the mainstream.

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Det-riot said:

what uni was this on?

The new Quax 36" (by the way other unicycles have been disappearing
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Spencer Hochberg said:

No, those are the tensile ISIS cranks.
http://tinyurl.com/32hdbc

Thats right, but the description of the unicycle is still incorrect:

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Crank Arms: 140-mm CrMo splined for strength, hollow for lightweight

The Tensile cranks are solid aluminum. It also doesn't mention anywhere
that that the hub and cranks are ISIS.

If they can't keep their own website up to date then they should
consider making it wiki style so the riders who know what they are
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We only need one 36" rim, one that doesn't suck. A properly sized KH rim
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oddsends said:

This is my biggest problems as well. The pictures do not consistently
match the product; and when they change the product the don't bother to
post a new picture. 'by the way, brakes are no longer an option even
though the unicycle is pictured with brakes. '
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=568) I don't see how
they can run a business and still keep their customers; OH Wait, there
are hardly any other choices! They have no motivation to compete for
customers business. (these are my impressions based on past business
with UDC US)

(flashback) By the way, we will not stock that unicycle because it
takes up too much space in our cargo box; Well, increase the number of
boxes per year to keep up with demand, DUH!

Very true, half the unicycle pictures look complete rubbish and don't
match the actual product.

If you look at the pictures of say the koxx devils on UDC (uk in my
case), and then compare them to the pics on www.koxx-one.com , you'll
see how much more the koxx site complement there own unicycles with the
high quality pictures, which is something UDC could do.

Another good thing, as mentioned by someone else, would be close up
shots, of different areas to give a better view of what you're actually
buying!

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