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From: paul@hpfclp.UUCP (paul)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Mail Ordering
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Date: Mon, 6-Aug-84 11:22:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug  6 11:22:00 1984
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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
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