onlinec bike store

shamrock55

are there any good online bike shops in ireland its just that there are no decent bike shopsnear me and id like to price some bikes i can only seem to find ones in the uk halfords is the only one i can find in ireland;)

Raam

www.chainreactioncycles.com
www.probikekit.com
www.wiggle.co.uk

All British, but ship to Ireland. The first is up north.

Raam

www.rosebikes.co.uk is another good one

funkey_monkey

http://www.bikedock.com/

Based in Belfast

Beasty

Cycle Superstore
Cycleways
both based in Dublin
Slane Cycles in Belfast

Icyseanfitz

ive heard good things about this place as well http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/
also bought a whole chainset off these https://www.bike-components.de/ guys who had great pricing

brian2me

www.evanscycles.com also based in the UK but has customer reviews on products, good aftersales as well I heard. Will prob purchase there for my next MB

yourdesiredname

http://chaindrivencycles.com/ based in Sligo


http://staggcycles.com/ based in Lucan

ednwireland

castlecycles in raphoe donegal
http://cyclingpursuits.com/

shamrock55

thanks for all your replys lads there is a great choice to be mulling over there just one thing if i order a bike from england do i have to pay any extra tax or duty on it ? thanks again;)

Beasty

shamrock55 wrote: »

thanks for all your replys lads there is a great choice to be mulling over there just one thing if i order a bike from england do i have to pay any extra tax or duty on it ? thanks again;)

Prices quoted online usually include local VAT. Wiggle and CRC are both registered for VAT in Ireland, and apply Irish VAT at a rate of 21% on deliveries to Ireland, whereas the price quoted for UK customers includes VAT at 20%.

You can get the price for Irish customers by changing the settings on both websites - you can indicate delivery would be to Ireland, and the website automatically updates the price

These are the only two cycling websites that I am aware do this (other large retailers, such as Amazon, are required to apply the same rules)

The difference in price on most items is minimal (about 1%) - helmets are the main exception, as UK consumers can purchase them with a zero rate of VAT

There are no customs duties due on purchases from within the EU

Irish VAT and duties are due on purchases from outside the EU

shamrock55

thanks for thate mate;)

shamrock55

oh another thing i presume if you orde online the bike would arrive flatpacked if so would someone likeme who has never put a bike together be able to do it:)oh and would a bike size of 55.5cm be ok for me im 6ft thanks

SomeFool

I got a bike from Wiggle and it was pretty much built, just had to turn the handlebars and put on the wheels iirc. I'm 6' and have 56cm bikes so 55.5 should be ok but you'd be better off trying it out before you buy if at all possible.

blorg

Wiggle (and some others) ship the bikes almost fully assembled. Many others ship them as they come from the manufacturers, which is generally partially assembled, although the amount of assembly required can vary greatly. Best check with the shop.