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flag timlake
Posted: Jan 4, 2016 at 1:57 Quote
By the way, CRC has an internal DHL department.
flag tourendo
Posted: Jan 13, 2016 at 14:12 Quote
To their credit, Wiggle quickly replied to my email and offered a refund on my order. The package was already at DHL and the fee was a reasonable $23 on a $160 order so it wasn't worth sending back. The parts were about $12 cheaper than anywhere else , so I'm OK with the extra cost. As a bonus the parts only took 3 days to arrive.

I also contacted CRC and they stated they use whichever shipper is more convenient regardless of the buyers preference. I made a small order anyways and it arrived 5 days later via regular postal, with no extra charges.tup

IMO, CRC is still the best option for Canada but there is the uncertainty of extra DHL fees .

The German websites have a few bargains, but overall are significantly more expensive. Factor in shipping costs and the exchange rate and its not worth it unless you're doing a big order,

FWIW, most bike parts are duty free in Canada with a few exceptions eg.full bikes, built wheels...
flag Ketvok
Posted: Jan 14, 2016 at 5:12 Quote
tourendo wrote:
The German websites have a few bargains, but overall are significantly more expensive.

It is the other way around...

tourendo wrote:
Factor in shipping costs and the exchange rate and its not worth it unless you're doing a big order...

I am from EU so can't talk about shipping costs to outside countries, but the prices of 90% of the items themselves that I looked for were way cheaper on bike24, bike-discount or bike-components than on CRC.

Lets take a look on a few popular examples:

Hope Pro II Evo 40T Rear Hub Disc 10mm Bolt In/up rear hub:

CRC: €229.49
Bike24: 189,99 €

Shimano Deore XT BR-M8000 Brake:

CRC: €100.99
Bike24: 84,90 € - 89,90 €

Shimano XT M771 10 Speed MTB Cassette 11-36:

CRC: €54.49
Bike24: 45,90 €

Shimano Zee M640 Shadow+ 10 Speed Rear Mech Wide Ratio:

CRC: €53.49
Bike24: 48,90 €

I could go on and on and on...
flag inverted180
Posted: Jan 14, 2016 at 7:52 Quote
Different factors for different countries. Its not apples to apples. Firstly there is the exchange rates to consider. Second thing for us Canadians to consider shipping costs provided to the supplier. CRC offers $10 shipping to Canada under $100 and free over $100. Last thing is that most if not all the private couriers used to deliver charge stupid high brokerage and other fees.

Does anyone know if bike24.com products can be delivered via Canadapost to Canada?
flag tourendo
Posted: Jan 14, 2016 at 12:08 Quote
From what I could tell from the Bike24 site they only use DHL for shipping. Their prices are either in Euro or USD so you get screwed on the current exchange rate in Canada.

My 2 recent orders from CRC and Wiggle were about 30 - 40 CAD less than any of the German websites would have been. When our dollar was close to the USD it was worth ordering from the German websites but it isn't anymore.

Price comparisons to Canada in CAD.

XT M8000 crankset
CRC $157 - Bike24 $168

Hope Pro2 Evo front hub
CRC $94 - Bike24 $117

Xt M800 cassette
CRC $113 - Bike 24 $$139
flag cannondalemale
Posted: Jan 15, 2016 at 15:28 Quote
tourendo wrote:
From what I could tell from the Bike24 site they only use DHL for shipping. Their prices are either in Euro or USD so you get screwed on the current exchange rate in Canada.

My 2 recent orders from CRC and Wiggle were about 30 - 40 CAD less than any of the German websites would have been. When our dollar was close to the USD it was worth ordering from the German websites but it isn't anymore.

Price comparisons to Canada in CAD.

XT M8000 crankset
CRC $157 - Bike24 $168

Hope Pro2 Evo front hub
CRC $94 - Bike24 $117

Xt M800 cassette
CRC $113 - Bike 24 $$139


Pounds doing pretty crap as well keeps falling against the dollar and euro
flag brianl
Posted: Jan 16, 2016 at 13:26 Quote
tourendo wrote:
From what I could tell from the Bike24 site they only use DHL for shipping. Their prices are either in Euro or USD so you get screwed on the current exchange rate in Canada.

My 2 recent orders from CRC and Wiggle were about 30 - 40 CAD less than any of the German websites would have been. When our dollar was close to the USD it was worth ordering from the German websites but it isn't anymore.

Price comparisons to Canada in CAD.

XT M8000 crankset
CRC $157 - Bike24 $168

Hope Pro2 Evo front hub
CRC $94 - Bike24 $117

Xt M800 cassette
CRC $113 - Bike 24 $$139
Good point. I've been looking at some parts on Bike-discount where the prices seem really good in USD, but once I did the conversion, some are a lot higher than CRC in CAD. But then, an unexpected brokerage fee by the shipper could spoil everything...

 


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