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UFO · 06-07-2012, 01:06 PM

For sure. CRC gets tons of glowing reviews from the MTB side for their quick service and shipping considering they are halfway around the world, and ridiculous pricing too sometimes cheaper than local shops' wholesale pricing. They ship free to Canada above ~$150cdn I think, and feedback has been that usually packages come tax free. A couple of the things I ordered are on back order til mid-June so my order will not ship until everything is together, which I knew about before hand so its all good.

I have an XC hardtail bike which is a pretty boutique make. I like the bike, but find its uses fairly limited around here. Its on 26" slicks now, with a 36-48 chainring upfront, and works pretty well for commuting and easy trails. It has no provisions for disc brakes, old school geometry with limited front suspension, so it doesn't see much offroad use especially around here locally.

Hard to compare value of a new bike bought in store vs. a used bike. I have had many bikes over the years but only my first MTB in 1996 was bought in store. Since then everything has been a combination of buying used and/or frame up builds. But the sourcing/speccing/building is a big hobby of mine, the riding part is merely a means to satisfy that hobby.

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UFO I heart Revscene.net very Muchie Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Van, BC Posts: 3,666 Thanked 728 Times in 435 Posts Failed 33 Times in 19 Posts	For sure. CRC gets tons of glowing reviews from the MTB side for their quick service and shipping considering they are halfway around the world, and ridiculous pricing too sometimes cheaper than local shops' wholesale pricing. They ship free to Canada above ~$150cdn I think, and feedback has been that usually packages come tax free. A couple of the things I ordered are on back order til mid-June so my order will not ship until everything is together, which I knew about before hand so its all good. I have an XC hardtail bike which is a pretty boutique make. I like the bike, but find its uses fairly limited around here. Its on 26" slicks now, with a 36-48 chainring upfront, and works pretty well for commuting and easy trails. It has no provisions for disc brakes, old school geometry with limited front suspension, so it doesn't see much offroad use especially around here locally. Hard to compare value of a new bike bought in store vs. a used bike. I have had many bikes over the years but only my first MTB in 1996 was bought in store. Since then everything has been a combination of buying used and/or frame up builds. But the sourcing/speccing/building is a big hobby of mine, the riding part is merely a means to satisfy that hobby.