Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: notesfiles Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!hp-pcd!hp-dcd!hpfclp!paul From: paul@hpfclp.UUCP (paul) Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Mail Ordering Message-ID: <4200002@hpfclp.UUCP> Date: Mon, 6-Aug-84 11:22:00 EDT Article-I.D.: hpfclp.4200002 Posted: Mon Aug 6 11:22:00 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 10-Aug-84 08:06:56 EDT Lines: 23 Nf-ID: #N:hpfclp:4200002:000:1030 Nf-From: hpfclp!paul Aug 6 07:22:00 1984 I haven't seen anything in this notes group about mail order firms. How about posting some experiences dealing with them? Which ones have the best services/prices/slections? I'll go first. I have had fairly good success with Performance Bicycle Shop in North Carolina. But they blew it on one of my orders. I ordered a pair of wool riding shorts, and needed to change the order for a different size. I called them up to change the order, they said "No problem", and I got the pants 1 week later, the wrong size of course. As far as prices go, they seem to be pretty good. It seems as if Palo Alto Bicycles has the most expensive prices. One of the *irritating" things about mail order cycle stuff is that it appears as if a lot of mail order places don't carry a whole lot of inventory, and are thus out of stock quite often. I tried to order a jersey from Palo Alto Bicycles, and they quoted a 6 week backorder! Paul Beiser Hewlett-Packard Ft. Collins, Colorado ...{ihnp4,hplabs}!hpfcla!paul