I buy almost all of my running gear from RW as (1) their prices can’t be beat and (2) their return policy is incredible.
With that, what’s the cycling equivalent? I generally buy almost all my bike gear through the ST classified. wiggle? competitive cyclist?
I buy a lot from Nashbar
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Art’s Cyclery? In real life they are next door to each other. I haven’t shopped online at either (since I live 3 miles away), but Art’s has a lot of inventory. Tennis Warehouse is also right there next to Running Warehouse.
Art’s no longer does online sales as of around the end of last year…
Jensonusa.com and competitivecyclist.com (And backcountry.com) would be others to check out
biketiresdirect.com , i have been using them for the last two years. If you watch they constantly run different sales if you create an account and log in. When you do often the prices will change. A week ago all their wheels were 20% off and they have around 10% back on points as well. Competitive cyclist used to be my go to but lately (last year) the discount codes tend to exclude almost every major brand and they are not price competitive. The best time to shop at CC is during their clearance sales. I get most of my Assos every year on clearance.
I just noticed that arts is no longer online, not completely surprised. They seemed to have diminishing stock over the last two years and one order i placed two years ago was significantly delayed, incorrect item, and the return took much longer than it should have. Never ordered from them again.
+1 for Jensons.
They have a great range of stock. They have good sales on occasionally too. They are also very quick at getting back to enquires etc.
Also have great shipping if you’re North of the boarder.
Everything I have ordered has been received very quickly.
Regards
Phil
Competitive Cyclist
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Performance bikes
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There isn’t one.
bikewagon.com is another big one
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Also biketiresdirect.com is the same company as westernbikeworks.com. They just run two websites to cater to different demographics, but it’s the same warehouse, same customer service, etc.
There just isn’t one is the right answer. Some stuff I get from jenson, other stuff from biketiresdirect, wiggle, competitivecyclist, etc. etc. Basically no one place has the best prices.
Amazon Prime.
Mostly serious.