What are the best and most reliable online bike retailers in the EU at the moment? Specifically for road components. I'm building up a new road bike, have most of the bits that i need except for an entire groupset, I'm after Shimano Ultegra R8000 hydraulic disc. No where in this country seems to have a full groupset in stock, hopefully this will be sorted in the next couple of months but if it isn't then plan B is to order from the EU, and yes i know most of them aren't shipping to the UK but my cycling buddy is Italian and he has good friends and family in Italy, Spain and Netherlands, so i can get shipped to an address in the EU then forwarded on to me or collected depending on travel restrictions.
Thanks.
Getting stuff shipped from a friend in EU may also be problematic. We have family in Croatia, but the post office there is sure they can send us stuff at the moment. We're going to wait until Brexit is sorted out.
Why EU?
There's this (and lots of others) on American Ebay for example.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Shimano-Ultegra-R8000-R8020-Hydraulic-Disc-Brake-Groupset-with-Rotors/402329733888?hash=item5dacb88b00:g:YEgAAOSwlDNfGJLT
Well EU 'cos it's closer and usually (i.e. not covid times) my mate goes there every other month at least, and besides, pricing up on that link above i could get two groupsets from the EU the price of one from there, <900 Euros Vs. $1600.
