Cheap online bike part stores in Australia?

drifter03

Hello there,


Does anyone now of any trusted cheap online stores for bike pedals etc, besides deans wood direct, ebay or cecil walker. Most seems to be almost the same price by the time you add postage...


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jjb_13

You might try S Deals , www.sdeals.com, in the UK. Limited inventory but the pricing is pretty good

luke1972

www.parker-international.co.uk in the UK you get the goods tax free (17.5% less than the advertised price if you are an export customer). I have used them for 10 years. Use them for parts.

www.probikekit.com in the UK for clothing (just started using them, some of the clothes are crap, but tyres are a good deal AUD$15 postage to Australia at the moment). Same deal of tax free.

In Australia try www.bikepro.com.au

drifter03

thanks heaps luke...probikekit tis a bargain!

luke1972

Just got some cheap tyres from them. Ordered Monday they arrived next Monday so quick delivery.

NOte you may have to pay import duty. I think if you order below $200 you will not pay duty (any one know?).

I bought some long knicks (blue with free pair of socks) and thermal T shirts, they are of a poor quality, so beware when buying clothing.

monolith

lots and lots of bike shops listed here

http://www.bicycles.net.au/links/shops.html

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drifter03

hey way useful....definitely bookmarkin!

dorkpants

artemidorus

www.jensonusa.com has a great range and great prices, although you cannot avoid the californian 8% sales tax, which is not contained in the listed prices. Ideally, if you were buying something expensive, you would have it brought to you by someone travelling from the US to avoid import duty (not that I would ever do this, of course ). Is the threshold A$200?

rek

I have dealt with the following stores without hassles and with success:

www.probikekit.com (UK based) for cheap tyres and some odds and ends. Agree with the clothing, some is excellent (name brand Nalini stuff), some is so-so. Their cheapy cycling knicks seem fine for me though. Delivery is quick, rarely more than a week.

www.icyclesusa.com (USA based) for random stuff -- these guys are like a nic-nacs store for bikes. Fun to browse Delivery is slow, takes about a month.

www.groundzero.co.nz (NZ based) for Blackspire chainrings. Delivery is 1-1.5 weeks.

www.cecilwalker.com.au (Vic based) for misc. bike stuff. Shipping costs? Well, I work just a city block away from them so ..

www.phantomcycles.com.au (NSW based) for more misc. bike stuff -- has some great closeout deals on stuff now and again. Lightning fast (next day in most cases) shipping with package tracking, and excellent service/advice through email.

Places I'll be checking out soon/am in the middle of an order with:

www.torpedo7.com (NZ based) for misc. MTB stuff -- cheap chains and disc brake pads.

www.bikepro.com.au (Vic based) for misc. stuff

On a less happy note: don't bother with Performance Bike or Bike Nashbar (both US based.) They are woefully ill-equipped for handling international orders, and require credit card verification techniques our local privacy laws forbid. Then when you send them an international money order, they just refund the money 2 months later, minus the shipping charges for stuff they never sent!

As for the import duty/GST question. The answers I've gleaned from reading the customs site and hearing many overseas ordering experiences from others, is as follows:

if it is being shipped by a courier, the limit is AU$250.
if it is being shipped by post (i.e. USPS/Royal Mail) the limit is AU$1000.

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artemidorus

I've had to pay duty on something worth A$450 in 1999; has the rule changed?

drifter03

Just checked out probikekit...sem to have worthwhile discount on clothing at the mo with the lower shippin rates....don't ever seem to have small jersey in stock but

rek

I'm not sure, I sometimes think that there is no actual hard and fast ruling on this ..

I did once have an order of about $650 but it was through Performance Bike, and never ended up happening So can't say definitively if it would have attracted duty or not, albeit being shipped USPS.

Out of paranoia I tend to try and cap orders at about $250 no matter what.

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