I know and have used a few successfully, currently trying to find the best deals for my build, and with the euro dropping ordering from germany / france is even more attractive.
I've used:
Rose
bike24.de
actionbike.de
I've heard good things about:
Alltricks.fr
Any others to add to the list?
And, does anyone know if uk retailers (like wiggle who I would prefer to use tbh) will price match?
actionsports.de
just used [url] http://www.starbike.com [/url]
because excellent price on some TRP HY/RD's - added in bits and pieces for routine servicing of the family fleet all at good prices - prompt hassle free ship all items in full retail packaging (at least what I ordered) - new one on me but happy to recommend
edit fixed link i hope
r2bike.de do loads of tarty niche stuff, expensive shipping though, so not one to order a couple of bits from.
Get all my aluminium bolts from them, one of few places to do green!
acycles in France for Maxxis tyres. Last 2 I bought were DHR2. £50 for 1 x EXO, 3C, TR and an EXO, TR. Fast delivery too
This is an obscure one I've used to source spare bits for Rockshox when Fishers were absolutely useless
Really friendly service, quick delivery and good prices.
bike-discount.de
probikeshop.fr
Thanks guys, some I've not heard of. Ignore actionbikes in my opening post, I meant actionsports, which Bob posted.
Nothing to add bar marking this for future reference.
Sure have some weird products too!
http://r2-bike.com/GERMAN-A-Suspension-26-Fork-Kilo-No12-from-1246g
A friend has some of the 'normal' telescopic German:A forks, they're utter shit!
They've been doing the linkage forks for years. I suspect they could be equally shit!
I've been using [url= https://www.bike-components.de/en/ ]Bike-Components.de[/url] for a couple of years now and find them excellent.
Not only do they have good prices and a wide variety of stock, but they're happy to order in obscure spare parts for me that aren't in their catalog. And, they're exceedingly patient with me when I change bits of my order after pressing 'buy' button - unlike most who will just tell you its too late to change anything 😀
Bike-discount.de have proven good and reliable over the years. I also bought some Mavic wheels from bike24.de and when I rang to check they were coming found they have a dedicated UK only phone number with an english speaker on the other end. He was a bit shocked when I started speaking German to him 🙂
Not tried any of the others but would not hesitate. I would suggest for bigger purchases that people set up a "currencyfair.com" type account and pay for goods by BACS via the Euro account you create. That way you will save a fortune over bank/CC fees and the silly buy/sell rate variations the normal financial institutions sting you with.
Not Europe but I've recently used BicycleHero.com (they ship from the States and South Korea) when I purchased some bars they stocked cheaper than anywhere else. Ordered on the 1st March and received them from L.A on the 13th with a fully tracked service. Excellent and I'd deal with them again.
Another obscure one like BordinBob's, also for suspension spares:
[url= http://www.mountainbikes.net/ ]mountainbikes.net[/url]
Laughable website (click the pic and it starts to look more like a webshop), but plenty of stock and help to be had.
DT78, with the current exchange rate GBP/EUR, buy your parts in the euro zone seems to be the best idea 🙂
I am working at Alltricks. If you are interested we should be able to price match any shop showing euro prices and if your shopping basket is substantial, maybe we can do something as well 😉
Jeremy - Alltricks.com
If you are interested we should be able to price match any shop showing euro prices and if your shopping basket is substantial, maybe we can do something as well
Can you buy in Canyon bikes for us in Euros so we can save the £££'s compared to the GBP price? 😉
I used mountainbikes.net for a lyric 20mm travel reducer, only place in the world I could find one. I was skeptical but it arrived no problem.
I have had 2 sets of Pikes from Alltricks, both arrived in 2 days of order tracked all the way with UPS.
Pikes from Alltricks bought late on Thursday, arrived for lunch today 🙂