Re: Stupid American Retailer - Nashbar
David White
> I have been searching for a source of threaded 1" Carbon Forks.
>
> Amongst the very few that I found, Nashbar in the USA seemed to be
> ideal based on both price and customer reviews.
>
> At around $US80 it is a practical proposition to give my old Cadex a
> Xmas present of new forks.
>
>
> Unfortunately there is a problem.....Nashbar only use UPS and the
> quoted rate for freight is $US130.
>
>
> Does anyone one know a:-
> 1/. Alternate source for 1" threaded Carbon Forks who actually want to
> deal with the world and not just their own little puddle?
> 2/. A reliable US based delivery service I can use to avoid Nashbar's
> stupidity?
>
>
>
WoundUp <http://www.woundupcomposites.com/road_fork.html> still makes a
1" fork. I suppose you can get threaded or not. They are expensive but I
really like mine and feel pretty safe due to their heft. I am sure they
can ship to where ever you may be at a more reasonable price.
As you can tell, 1" forks are getting harder to find. EBay could be a
good source and with better shipping.
Ozark Bicycle
> I have been searching for a source of threaded 1" Carbon Forks.
>
> Amongst the very few that I found, Nashbar in the USA seemed to be
> ideal based on both price and customer reviews.
>
> At around $US80 it is a practical proposition to give my old Cadex a
> Xmas present of new forks.
>
> Unfortunately there is a problem.....Nashbar only use UPS and the
> quoted rate for freight is $US130.
>
> Does anyone one know a:-
> 1/. Alternate source for 1" threaded Carbon Forks who actually want to
> deal with the world and not just their own little puddle?
Do a google search for "Winwood RT-10". This is a threaded, 1" steerer
CF fork. Will probably sell for more than the Nashbar piece (even
though it might be the same fork!), but sellers such a bikeman.com
will send one to Germany (for example) for around US$40.
> 2/. A reliable US based delivery service I can use to avoid Nashbar's
> stupidity?
>
You could have the Nashbar fork sent to to a friend with a US address
and then have them send it on to Europe.
Peter
>
> 2/. A reliable US based delivery service I can use to avoid Nashbar's
> stupidity?
>
>
>
You could try http://www.priceusa.com.au/
andre...@aol.com
> I have been searching for a source of threaded 1" Carbon Forks.
>
> Amongst the very few that I found, Nashbar in the USA seemed to be
> ideal based on both price and customer reviews.
>
> At around $US80 it is a practical proposition to give my old Cadex a
> Xmas present of new forks.
>
> Unfortunately there is a problem.....Nashbar only use UPS and the
> quoted rate for freight is $US130.
>
> Does anyone one know a:-
> 1/. Alternate source for 1" threaded Carbon Forks who actually want to
> deal with the world and not just their own little puddle?
> stupidity?
>
> --
Nashbar, proud of being part of a true American Lovin corporation
doesn't like foreeners. If they see the great prices that we, proud
Americans get, they will try to come live here ileegaly. We don't want
non of that.
andre...@aol.com
Alomst fogot, the forineers may start pushin that nonsens global
warmin stuff.
Peter
> Alomst fogot, the forineers may start pushin that nonsens global
> warmin stuff.
Imagine how many carbon credits Nashbar could be earning with all that
greenhouse gas sequestered in handlebars. And there isn't a single
carbon bike in the entire city of Copenhagen. Think of the marketing
opportunities!
Zebee Johnstone
Blue Heeler <wo...@bark.net> wrote:
>
>
> Unfortunately there is a problem.....Nashbar only use UPS and the
> quoted rate for freight is $US130.
>
There's a seller of Guzzibits in the US who only uses UPS and he
explained it to me as "We are a longish drive from the nearest post
office, then we have to stand in line for ages while people pay
bills and argue with the staff, then we have to argue with the staff
who usually have no idea about international shipping. UPS pick
it up and bill us monthly."
I expect from Nashbar's point of view using a courier company is good
sense.
Zebee
David White
> I have been searching for a source of threaded 1" Carbon Forks.
>
> Amongst the very few that I found, Nashbar in the USA seemed to be
> ideal based on both price and customer reviews.
>
> At around $US80 it is a practical proposition to give my old Cadex a
> Xmas present of new forks.
>
>
> quoted rate for freight is $US130.
>
>
> 1/. Alternate source for 1" threaded Carbon Forks who actually want to
> deal with the world and not just their own little puddle?
> 2/. A reliable US based delivery service I can use to avoid Nashbar's
> stupidity?
>
>
>
Does this help?
Chalo
>
> Blue Heeler wrote:
>
> > Unfortunately there is a problem.....Nashbar only use UPS and the
> > quoted rate for freight is $US130.
>
> There's a seller of Guzzibits in the US who only uses UPS and he
> explained it to me as "We are a longish drive from the nearest post
> office, then we have to stand in line for ages while people pay
> bills and argue with the staff, then we have to argue with the staff
> who usually have no idea about international shipping. UPS pick
> it up and bill us monthly."
>
> I expect from Nashbar's point of view using a courier company is good
> sense.
I bet they don't use UPS for things that get shipped to them from
their suppliers.
Chalo
Stephen Bauman
>
> Unfortunately there is a problem.....Nashbar only use UPS and the quoted
> rate for freight is $US130.
>
The last two shipments I've received from Nashbar used the FedEx-USPS
combination service. FedEx delivers to the local post office instead of
one's home.
Stephen Bauman
JRE
<snip>
> You could have the Nashbar fork sent to to a friend with a US address
> and then have them send it on to Europe.
Sadly, this no longer works. The credit card address and ship-to
address must match for international orders from Nashbar and many
others. Perhaps the credit card companies require this now as an
antifraud measure. (I just bought some stuff from Nashbar for a friend
from England for this reason. He picked it up and repaid me when he
came to visit.)
--
John Eells
F Murtz
friend
Ozark Bicycle
Yes, that's a fairly simple 'workaround' to the unpleasant
complications brought down on us by the internet fraudsters.
TimC
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
> Ozark Bicycle wrote:
> <snip>
>> You could have the Nashbar fork sent to to a friend with a US address
>> and then have them send it on to Europe.
>
> Sadly, this no longer works. The credit card address and ship-to
> address must match for international orders from Nashbar and many
> others. Perhaps the credit card companies require this now as an
> antifraud measure.
Probably more anti-terrist.
You might use those carbon forks as a very blunt knife against
someone.
--
TimC
Information wants to be beer, or something like that. --unknown
Lou Holtman
>
> I have been searching for a source of threaded 1" Carbon Forks.
>
> Amongst the very few that I found, Nashbar in the USA seemed to be
> ideal based on both price and customer reviews.
>
> At around $US80 it is a practical proposition to give my old Cadex a
> Xmas present of new forks.
>
>
> quoted rate for freight is $US130.
>
>
> 1/. Alternate source for 1" threaded Carbon Forks who actually want to
> deal with the world and not just their own little puddle?
> 2/. A reliable US based delivery service I can use to avoid Nashbar's
> stupidity?
>
>
>
Maybe this is the moment to go threadless. More choice.
Lou
raamman
>
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why not email their customer service and try to find a more agreeable
solution ?