Bike Accessory purchasing

[Mikie]

Hi!

I wanted to buy a tool kit, cage, water bottle and an under-seat bag
for my new Schwinn High Timber. No matter which online bike accessory
store I look at, they don't have at least one of the items, or at
least a big enough selection to make a decent choice. This means buying
from two or more oufits and paying an excess in shipping costs!

Can someone recommend a URL where I would get a huge selection so that
I may buy what I want with only one shipping fee?

Also, would anyone recommend or NOT recommend the Park WTK-1 Tool Kit
for a newbie? Would I be better off going to a localbike shop and
buying the individual items? The kit goes for about $20., including
shipping, on eBay.

Thanks very much...

Mikie

 

[Veloise]

Mikie wrote:
> I wanted to buy a tool kit, cage, water bottle and an under-seat bag
> for my new Schwinn High Timber. No matter which online bike accessory
> store I look at, they don't have at least one of the items, or at
> least a big enough selection to make a decent choice. This means buying
> from two or more oufits and paying an excess in shipping costs!
>
> Can someone recommend a URL where I would get a huge selection so that
> I may buy what I want with only one shipping fee?

Yahoo yellow pages. Type in your ZIP code, then do a search for
Bicycles: Dealers.

> Also, would anyone recommend or NOT recommend the Park WTK-1 Tool Kit
> for a newbie? Would I be better off going to a localbike shop and
> buying the individual items? The kit goes for about $20., including
> shipping, on eBay.

Toolkits are nice, but more helpful if you know how to use them Your
LBS (see yellow pages search info) might offer repair classes or basic
cycling classes. Or they'll have E-Z repair manuals. Not to mention
info on local clubs and rides.

HTH

--Karen D.

 

[TonyKiz]

Alfred E. Bike has just about everything under the sun in one place. Their
prices are fair, but usually not the lowest, except that they are especially
reasonable on OEM parts like Shimano drivetrain/shifters/chains, etc.


"Veloise" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Mikie wrote:
> > I wanted to buy a tool kit, cage, water bottle and an under-seat bag
> > for my new Schwinn High Timber. No matter which online bike accessory
> > store I look at, they don't have at least one of the items, or at
> > least a big enough selection to make a decent choice. This means buying
> > from two or more oufits and paying an excess in shipping costs!
> >
> > Can someone recommend a URL where I would get a huge selection so that
> > I may buy what I want with only one shipping fee?
>
> Yahoo yellow pages. Type in your ZIP code, then do a search for
> Bicycles: Dealers.
>
> > Also, would anyone recommend or NOT recommend the Park WTK-1 Tool Kit
> > for a newbie? Would I be better off going to a localbike shop and
> > buying the individual items? The kit goes for about $20., including
> > shipping, on eBay.
>
> Toolkits are nice, but more helpful if you know how to use them Your
> LBS (see yellow pages search info) might offer repair classes or basic
> cycling classes. Or they'll have E-Z repair manuals. Not to mention
> info on local clubs and rides.
>
> HTH
>
> --Karen D.
>
>

 

[TonyKiz]

Sorry, I forgot to include the URL for Alfred E. Bike. It's
http://aebike.com/index.cfm

"TonyKiz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Alfred E. Bike has just about everything under the sun in one place. Their
> prices are fair, but usually not the lowest, except that they are
especially
> reasonable on OEM parts like Shimano drivetrain/shifters/chains, etc.
>
>
> "Veloise" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Mikie wrote:
> > > I wanted to buy a tool kit, cage, water bottle and an under-seat bag
> > > for my new Schwinn High Timber. No matter which online bike accessory
> > > store I look at, they don't have at least one of the items, or at
> > > least a big enough selection to make a decent choice. This means
buying
> > > from two or more oufits and paying an excess in shipping costs!
> > >
> > > Can someone recommend a URL where I would get a huge selection so that
> > > I may buy what I want with only one shipping fee?
> >
> > Yahoo yellow pages. Type in your ZIP code, then do a search for
> > Bicycles: Dealers.
> >
> > > Also, would anyone recommend or NOT recommend the Park WTK-1 Tool Kit
> > > for a newbie? Would I be better off going to a localbike shop and
> > > buying the individual items? The kit goes for about $20., including
> > > shipping, on eBay.
> >
> > Toolkits are nice, but more helpful if you know how to use them Your
> > LBS (see yellow pages search info) might offer repair classes or basic
> > cycling classes. Or they'll have E-Z repair manuals. Not to mention
> > info on local clubs and rides.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > --Karen D.
> >
> >
>
>