where to buy?

pantani

myself and my friend are new to cycling and were wondering where's the cheapest and best place to buy cycling clothing .you look on some of these chinese websites and they look very cheap?but what' the gear like?:cool:

paddymacsporran

Same as anything else - you get what you pay for.

If it's cheap copies of european brands I wouldn't touch the stuff personally, but thats more because i wouldn't pay someone making counterfeit goods as you may be financing a non legit business, neer mind the more than likely inferior quality.

Captain Havoc

I posted this in another thread. Check your local bike shop they can be as cheap or cheaper than online sometimes and it'll help you stay on his good side. If you see something you like, google it and see if you can get a better price off another site. Cheap chinese brands, I have a fake Columbia kit, it's good, but there's a couple of imperfections. I'd prefer to get cheap and genuine 2010 stuff than cheap and fake 2011 stuff. Also 10% off etc.... is load of carp, just concentrate on the price when buying. Finally, ask the friendly cycling forum, the wealth of knowledge from the some of the guys is phenominal and you'll always get a positive answer (but mostly smart arse ones )

pantani

thanks guys ill keep that in mind,don't mean to be unpatriotic but every thing is so dear in this country.i was in poland during halloween and got trek waterproof jacket and giant winter gloves for 25 euro and 12 euro respectively,id have got more stuff only it was a very small shop.on the outskirts of krakow!:cool:

TheBlaaMan

Captain Havoc wrote: »

I posted this in another thread. Check your local bike shop they can be as cheap or cheaper than online sometimes and it'll help you stay on his good side. If you see something you like, google it and see if you can get a better price off another site. Cheap chinese brands, I have a fake Columbia kit, it's good, but there's a couple of imperfections. I'd prefer to get cheap and genuine 2010 stuff than cheap and fake 2011 stuff. Also 10% off etc.... is load of carp, just concentrate on the price when buying. Finally, ask the friendly cycling forum, the wealth of knowledge from the some of the guys is phenominal and you'll always get a positive answer (but mostly smart arse ones )

Thanks for that - thay are REALLY nice prices. As you said, better good quality "out-of-date" gear than current but crap quality

happygoose

Katusha offer is tempting - only for the €35 postage!

Captain Havoc

happygoose wrote: »

Katusha offer is tempting - only for the €35 postage!

Ah, I didn't get that far.

TheBlaaMan

I suspect that this €35 is for priority postage......? It looks like its by weight otherwise and the price ranges from about €6...........but I may be wrong. Is there an Italian speaker in the house? I'd really like one of those Italian National champion jerseys!

The Polish kit is very cheap (at 4 Zlotych to the Euro)..........but again, its in Polish only, and I cannot figure out postage costs.

The Skil Shimano pricing is a lot easier to understand - postage is about €5 for a jersey.

While browsing, I also came across the Lampre site, where you can buy team kit from 2010 for a lot of teams, not just Lampre, at quite good prices - typcially €40 for a jersey ( incl Spartacus' Swiss National Champ's jersey) and bib shorts for about €50 but I cannot figure out postage rates, and am having difficulty adding anything to a cart.....
http://www.lampre-farnese.com/shop/index.asp

happygoose

I'm liking the Black Pozzato gear too. I just got a mail from them there telling me my order was not completed so I asked them for details on postage to Ireland. I'll post their reply.

I got a reply back - €18 postage. Puts it in the same ball park amount as buying it from Prendas.

pantani

as i said im new to this cycling business,and as i wouldn't know good gear from bad i ordered a set of livestrong winter long sleeve jacket and pants from cycling deal.com.i ordered them on 15th nov and received them on 30th nov 72 euro plus 16 euro p&p seems to be good stuff but haven't been able get out so don't know.if our club go for a spin on the weekend ill ask some of the guys and post results!!:cool: