dealextreme?

iregk

Hi all, anyone ever gotten anything from dealextreme. Was looking at maybe taking a punt on this:

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/2011-saxo-bank-team-bicycle-cycling-jersey-bib-shorts-set-size-xl-66606

Ok for that price it's obviously not genuine but might be worth it for the shorter evening spins. Only thing is sizing doesn't seem too there if you get me. Take this...

- Suitable for height: 170~180cm, weight: 72~80kg
- Chest girth: 120cm

Even at the heavier end of things, 80kg at 180cm a chest girth of 120cm seems quite loose to me. Anyone gotten one off them, what's it like?

AstraMonti

Definitely not genuine but it's not too bad for short rides. I haven't these specifically but I bought some other cheap chinese. You have to be patient though with the shipping, can take looong time to arrive at your door.

Eamonnator

I have dealt with Dealextreme for lights. Lights are great, but delivery was very slow.

oflahero

Their knockoff gear is superficially OK. The chamois is surprisingly decent. The technical fabric, however, isn't - it doesn't wick moisture well at all, and you will be left with that soggy cotton feeling. Still, for thirty bills, etc.

Agree with previous poster - the lights are fantastic for the money.

studiorat

Gotta love the picture of the dude on the bike in all the gear...

http://www.dealextreme.com/photogallery.dx/sku.66606~seQ.4

velo.2010

My very genuine and expensive Saxo-Bank shorts ended up in the incinerator in Tallaght hospital.:(

rich.d.berry

studiorat wrote: »

Gotta love the picture of the dude on the bike in all the gear...

This is my favourite

letape

Agreed, the lights are good value for the money but you can expect more than a month for delivery so you wouldn't want to be looking for them in a hurry.

You also need to jump through hoops to actually buy from them on-line - they need copies of utility bills, drivers livence, credit card etc... More than likely you will also get hit with duty and VAT, this seems to be most peoples' experience.

If it was me I would buy clothing closer to home, where it can be returned if there is a problem with the size. No matter how good the size charts are, there is always a good chance that there will be fitting issues.

Rofo

rich.d.berry wrote: »

This is my favourite

He is some bicyclist alright!

oflahero

letape wrote: »

You also need to jump through hoops to actually buy from them on-line - they need copies of utility bills, drivers livence, credit card etc... More than likely you will also get hit with duty and VAT, this seems to be most peoples' experience.

Really? I've only ever paid by PayPal, took all of thirty seconds. Never hit by duty, though no order's been more than $50.

Agree on the unpredictable delivery times.

ednwireland

letape wrote: »

You also need to jump through hoops to actually buy from them on-line - they need copies of utility bills, drivers livence, credit card etc... More than likely you will also get hit with duty and VAT, this seems to be most peoples' experience.
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nope never had that although delivery on lights was 6-8 weeks

jiffybag

Delivery is patchy at best . Last light I bought took 7 weeks to arrive. Heard a great story recently about the replica HTC kit , the inserts in the shirts where soo poor of quality that they reduced the rider to tears on the first ride in the rain.

Also got stung recently for import duty on another product form our friends in the far east .

Eamonnator

ednwireland wrote: »

nope never had that although delivery on lights was 6-8 weeks

Me neither.

iregk

whats the sizings like. As I said looking at the ad's the size doesn't really go with the height and weight suggested.

naulpolan

What about the imitation Oakley Jawbones for €16.50 ??????

J.Dev

Got stung for €17.50 duty on a €36 XML-T6 light! Heard of a lot of people getting done this past month

Magilla Gorilla

Me too! No duty as such- €11.50 VAT and €6 PO charge (post office??). But I can light up half the county now.

J.Dev

How is the XML-T6? Apparently it benefits greatly a wide angle lens. I wasnt home so I haven't seen it yet, Ma' footed the bill heh heh

letape

oflahero wrote: »

Really? I've only ever paid by PayPal, took all of thirty seconds. Never hit by duty, though no order's been more than $50.

Agree on the unpredictable delivery times.

I made the mistake of choosing to pay by credit card as opposed to by paypal!

Romer

J.Dev wrote: »

Got stung for €17.50 duty on a €36 XML-T6 light! Heard of a lot of people getting done this past month

was that ordering from the UK warehouse or china? I got a light last summer from the UK warehouse and it took about a week to get here. I want to order something else from them but it's going to come from China. Just wanted to know what to expect.