Ordered the 10 speed XT groupset for £270 on Thursday evening
£4 to ship from Germany & it's with me today [It came at the same time as the brakes I ordered from Merlin on 21/4]
How good is that?
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ActionSports.de - Bloody Good Service
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I got 64 Revolution spokes from them for (significantly) less than trade, and they sent me 10 spares!
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+1 for actionsports.de - recently bought an SLX groupset off them.
Here within 48 hours!
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just ordered a X-Fusion Hilo - so should be with me soon
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tempting tempting.... still cheap even though the euros gone up against the pound a little.
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just ordered a X-Fusion Hilo - so should be with me soon
+1
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I got a 10spd SLX groupset for around £170. Bargain.!
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Damn - just ordered the seatpost and seen its the wrong size!!!
At least its not been posted yet - I'll have to phone them first thing!
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I'm waiting for my first order from them, ordered saturday. Sounds like good service. Can't wait to get my box of goodies. It's like christmas every day in my house.
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Ordered a 10spd XT group off them about 6 weeks ago, on a Friday night. It was here the following Tuesday morning! Quicker than CRC or Merlin these days!
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Again... Fab, prompt delivery and cheap too... The other, UK mail/Internet shops need to watch out.
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woh that pretty cheap, how come the europeans seem to get the stuff cheaper (canyon and all that). is it just rip off britain?
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woh that pretty cheap, how come the europeans seem to get the stuff cheaper (canyon and all that). is it just rip off britain?
Nope.
That £270 for the XT kit is stupendously close to what Madison are offering it to dealers at. In fact, after VAT is taken off the £270 you would struggle to buy a round of drinks for 6 people with the profit...
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Well my mis-order has been changed - I asked "sprechen sie english" - "Of course" he said - I explained that I mis-ordered the wrong diam seat post - he said - you have already sent an email - I was amazed that he had read the email before I had a chance to phone! All sorted - Very impressed so far
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they are very very good. I bought XT hubs and revolution spokes from them for miles less than I could have got them all from in the UK for my cheap race wheel set.
I ordered from superstar, actionsports and CRC all on the same day and they delivered in that order. actionsports send you a tracking number so you can see it all the way to your door in virtual realtime. really good.
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is it just rip off britain?
Nope.
"rip off britain" doesn't just involve the margins retailers are making. Arguably the retailers have nothing to do with the issue at all - how much exactly is Madison skimming off? Of course Actionsports kit may well be grey market stuff (in the same way a lot of CRC stuff is/was) which makes a significant difference.Posted 1 year ago # -
I buy tyres from them. Cheaper than uk, incl postage. Speedy too.
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@aracer - most budget online retailers are OEM anyway - so no difference there !
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Shimano Europe are based in the Netherlands IIRC, so probably cheaper to ship to Germany.
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I asked "sprechen sie english" - "Of course" he said
I find that funny, dont know why.Time to get an order in me thinks.
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What's the deal with suspension fork warranty if you buy from them? Is it return to Germany or send to Uk service centre eg Fishers?
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You'd usually have to deal with the warranty through the retailer
It's not too bad shipping to Germany as opposed to - say - Slough
In fact, if my recent dealings with the PO are anything to go by, it'd be a damn sight easy and quickerPosted 1 year ago # -
I find that funny, dont know why.
I did afterwards
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Shimano Europe are based in the Netherlands IIRC, so probably cheaper to ship to Germany
I shouldn't have thought it cost any more to ship from Madison to UK LBS than it does from Shimano Europe to Germany
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