Online Deals - December 2018

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 Thanks @chaseme We are looking at this issue. So far we have had no malware problems and continue to get orders as usual. Please contact service@tbsbikeparts.com with any further questions or concerns.

 @TBSbikeparts: Well, site is down now. Hopefully you get it figured it out soon!

 @TBSbikeparts: I did send an e-mail to service@tbs... letting you guys know what was going on. I noticed the prompt for the malware is 100% of the time. It triggered a few times for me then stopped. Hope you were able to track it down and fix it up! sitecheck.sucuri shows it as all clean now.

 yup... tires get cheaper to produce but retail prices keep going higher. Michelin Wild Enduros are a better value.

 Yeah. I was doing some Maxxis bookings with NRG and Lambert for our shop, and it mentioned Maxxis tire prices were being raised by 12%. Something to do with all the tariff BS going on.

 @leon-forfar: I thought the tariff was supposed to get refunded when exported out of the US? I wouldn't put it past our distributors to not pass the savings along to the customers.

 Plus size, triple compound. The inflation isn’t horrible

 @racerfacer: haha, yeah, I have no idea. All I know is it sucks

 @leon-forfar: so far it looks like the tariff war will raise prices on rubber which Maxxis and any other tire company are passing onwards to bike shops / distributors. 10-20% higher prices is what we have been quoted in recent months. Just means everyone needs to stock up now before the prices increase!

 @jaydawg69: Not to mention better performing

 Bontrager XR4 all the way baby. Can't beat the quality for the price. Killer all mountain tire available in a range of sizes.

 @raddog: Bontrager team issues are always my go-to tire. I prefer to mix them up. Nothing better than getting dirty with two different models at the same time.

 @jaydawg69: how do you get them in Canada?

 Paid $60 a tire for my work car a couple months ago. They seem nice. $100 for a new Magic Mary? Are you shi$$ing me. And here is why I wait for sales. I will apologize for bike tire manufacturers since they never will.

 @shotouthoods: don't forget when you take your car tire back to the shop where you bought them at they fix them for you for if they go flat.. Support your local bike shop they say.

 @jeansebille: lambert is the distributor so any bike shop.

 I clicked that link when they first showed up on vital and got my size. They are great. I’ve never even seen a flat pedal shoe with a lace cover. Always wanted this. Durability tbd as none of my 510 last longer than a year but enjoying them relatively new.

 @scjeremy: I mostly ride clipless so I think I could make them last a long time.

 Uh, who? Jenson?

 That's good to hear and thanks for the support! We do what we can given how small our online team surprisingly is! Just myself shipping orders and emailing, and 2 others that working on IT issues and marketing.

 Yep, used Dunbar a couple times too and they were great. TBS seems to be hit and miss.

 Was talking about the above comment before there was a shit pile of replies, Chain Reaction.

 @sjedawe: Ahhhh, thought it had to do with Sram brakes and TBS.

 Lol, I was gonna go there, but my boys here at Mud Sweat and Gears took care of me!@urinalmint:

 Please send your requests to Dylan@tbsbikeparts.com. We have a couple more Maxxis 29ers coming in this week but always open to sourcing more tires for our customers. Talk soon!

 @TBSbikeparts: get Michelin Wild Enduros please.

 But that knobs seem sketchy in anything other than mud too, Shortys are amazing in the front all year round

 @ismasan: the grip on the shorty is amazing in scree and deep pools of loose rock, even better than the DHF. only downside is how slow that tire rolls.

I found the 2.6" DHF to be a perfect happy medium- the knobs are spaced further apart along the circumference of the tire than other DHF sizes, so it handles loose stuff even better than the other DHFs

 I'd hate them if I owned a bike shop, but I don't. So they're ace. Never had an issue with them in 10years

 I have done lots of orders with CRC over 5 years, haven't had a mistake on any of my orders.

 I’ve spent thousand with CRC over the years and I can’t really think of any time them have made a mistake

 I have never had a problem with CRC just ordered a few bits and ot blew my mind 3.5 day and it was at my door in nz.fucken unbelievable

 For me CRC was great until Wiggle bought them... I used to get stuff delivered in 2-4 days living in WA state but now it takes 2-3 weeks to get anything from them... and it has happened on my last 3 orders. I've never had a mix up with what they have sent me but the delivery time is ridiculous and it is THE reason I may never again order anything from them in the future. I'd rather pay 10% more to have something delivered in a timely manner and support USA businesses.

 @dirtbeard: my rotor bolts were here in 3 days also, lol.

I have one friend who ordered a set of 29 tires. They sent 27.5. when he called they sent another set. Another set of 27.5! Third time they set out 29. Lucky him, he got 2 extra sets, along with a pile of frustration.

And another friend who bought pedals and rims, and they didn't tape up the pedal box, just tossed it in the box with rims unprotected. But the time it got to him the pedals had fallen out of the box and tumbled around against the rims and each other. Everything was a mess on arrival - pedal pins scored everything up pretty bad.

I've done my fair share of orders with them too, and I've had several items misrepresented, several very poor packing jobs and damage items, and one other time when something was charged and not shipped an item.

Maybe I have bad luck, but regardless, for me they have been super frustrating to deal with. They always make it right, to the extent the can, but it's still frustrating.

 I don't doubt that they have their moments, but after 20+ orders (some of which being split up due to size of goods), they've never screwed up an order of mine. I definitely admit they go a bit light on the packaging, which could end up problematic, but everything's arrived in great shape for me.

One random CRC tip... I got tired of getting duty fees so I just order the Duty-Paid option now. Shows up to Canada in like 3 business days, and usually costs around the same as the duty would have been.

 I recently purchased a brand x dropper and the box it came in was about 3 times the size of the dropper. So the post was completely loose in this massive box.

 CRC is the best, no issues here.

 My experiences have been nothing but awesome. Few weeks ago ordered some five tens for my wife, arrived in Canada at my house in BC from the UK in 3 days!

 @Ryan2949: Weird, the Brand X dropper I ordered came in the Brand X box and was packaged very well.

 @islandforlife: as was mines

 @millsr4: Yeah, wiggle really screwed up their shipping. My sentiments exactly! I used to give them crazy praise for getting orders to me in 2 days. That doesn't happen anymore.

 @islandforlife: It came IN the Brand X box (like a 24" x 4" x 4" box), but that box was then put in a box that must have been 48" x 12" x 12", with NO padding or anything, just flopped around everywhere. Made no sense, but customer service listened and replied back right away apologizing. I still like CRC and have ordered multiple things, and will order more. Was just odd.

 @Ryan2949: Pretty careless of them or they have confidence that the item will ship without issue like that. Was it damaged?

 @h-beck83: Yup, so did I... no praise from me these days...

 @FLATLlNE: Same with my RS Pike fork, just tossed it in a card board box with no nothing around it to protect it. Brake mount and steerer worked their way through the box on the transfer and everything was scratched and dented

 At first, I didn't think they would work as orthopedic shoes, but I stand corrected.

 @skills25: I never laugh out loud, but hat off to you sir.

 Stink bike lies

 I'm thinking of ordering those for my helmet. I have the Gemini Titan on my bars and they are top notch.

 I have these but the 2 cell version. Awesome lights that are going strong three or four years on.

 But it is an NS Frame, so if you brake the derailleur hanger, you are never going to be able to get a replacement,,,