no motor?

The rest of my drivetrain is all Shimano, but the one Shimano chain I tried wasn't as good at the SRAM I'd been using so I stick with them, or the other brand I can't remember now.

Darth Lefty 

Last, not at all, but you can bet I'll be putting off purchases until there's a deal

PDKL45

It's not. EU customers can still buy bargain Shimano stuff, while the rest of us now have to deal with local distributors, many of whom make the worst government departments look like sleek, efficient highly-competent organizations.

jamesdak 

F em! I have no issue using Campagnolo and actually prefer it. If I can't get discounted Shimano from the UK sites anymore than I'll just use Campy when I need new.

ChrisWagner

Before the embargo email from bike-components hit, I was already looking at hydro brake replacement gear. Sunday, I ordered a full SLX setup and some consumables.

ColonelSanders

Is that for your Bridge Club?

ChrisWagner

Yep. The ProMax300s that came with it are adequate but I'm not too confident in how they'll deal with a full load. I pull a trailer sometimes.

PepeM

And then they have to pay VAT on top of it, which makes it much less of a bargain.

nayr497

Wow, I'm a bit late to this party.

Wanted to get a cassette and chain to address some drivetrain issues...and all the UK/EU dealers I've used for years now have a note telling me they can't ship to the U.S. Ugh. Guess I haven't had many bike parts needs of late.

On a related note, been trying to track down 1xchainrings to replace the original SRAM Rival X-Sync one. I found that crankset on sale for $75 and now I'm realizing just the rings can be $50-$75. Ugh.

mstateglfr 

Merlin still ships to the US. Or just use ebay.

As for 1x rings, I have used these for 3 our my family's mountain bikes and come in round or oval, depending on BCD. They work fine- https://usamadeco.com/collections/sh...4mm-4-bolt-bcd

nayr497

Thanks for the reply. Ah, I've used Merlin in the past. I'll check into them. Thanks!

I need a 5 bolt 110 BCD ring for a SRAM Rival 1x crankset. The original is 42 and I think worn out. My Shimano XT RD will only accept up to a 36 cassette, which I have on there. Would like a bit lowering gearing, so wanting a 38 or so. SRAM only lists the rings down to 38, so I'm guessing this is the smallest compatible.

I know you can find them, but like I wrote, they can be $75 and that is what I paid for the entire crankset, so it is a bit hard to stomach for just the chainring.

Phil_gretz

Have you checked AliExpress? I still find what I want at a huge discount direct from China. You'll wait for dispatch/shipping/customs/shipping internal to the U.S., but who cares?

base2 

In the last month as a means of winter overhaul of the stable I've picked up 2 EDCO monoblock cassettes, a Novatec freehub, 2 sets of ENVE wheels with DT Swiss hubs, a RedShift dual position seat post, and matching aerobars, 2 elliptical chainrings, one Rotor, the other AbsoluteBlack.

I did buy a set of PD-M9100 pedals, a RT99 rotor & a Dura-Ace chain. I feel ashamed. I briefly forgot my anger over Shimano's using market influence to stifle consumer choice & artificially inflate prices. It won't happen again.

Thus far, Shimano could have had a lot more of my money. But I guess pedals, a rotor & a chain is just something they'll have to be happy with. There is no shortage of better stuff out there than Shimano has on offer.

Extralight has a crankset I am coveting.

BlazingPedals

Microshift ranges from "chintzy" to "meh," but I'm hoping that it'll get better. All of my bikes are 9-speed, and by now the only Shimano I can get is Alivio - which is down there with the chintzy Microshift stuff.

Ballenxj

I must be living under a rock, as this is the first I have heard of a ban for selling their stuff online? Is that even legal?

mstateglfr 

Since you mention Alivio, I assume you are referring to MTB. Ive never used Microshift MTB. The road shifters work fine. Accurate and quick shifting, for an incredible price on ebay.

mstateglfr 

Of course its legal. Companies can choose how their products are distributed and they can also set pricing parameters. These actions ensure brand integrity, for those who care and feel the brand could suffer without the protections.

Sy Reene

The ban if that's what it's called, is against one country's set of online retailers, selling to customers who live in another country. The ban isn't against selling online. You can buy Shimano online from lots of US online sellers. UK buyers can buy Shimano from lots of UK-based online sellers. etc.

Ballenxj

Oh, OK.
This is why I referred to it as a ban.

Russ Roth

Although the r9 rear der I put on my son's bike is having a little bi of a rust issue compared to what I would expect from shimano the shifters are quite nice from my experience. I put 1x10 shifters on both my kids' road bikes as they're readily available shirt reach and the kids could shift them easier then sram or shimano. Shifting is crisp, clean and just what you'd want. I've been considering their 11 speed shifters for a future cross build but have only seen 1x11 and I'd want a double. Nice thing about thier 1x11 that they're set to work with shiimano mtb der but are drop bar shifters.

Marcus_Ti

And, more importantly...it ensures regional distributors like QBP aren't getting cut out of their promised cut.

Because I don't think anyone can sanely claim international sales of Shimano has hurt anyone, even Shimano...other than corporate America like QBP. This move was entirely about keeping them happy.

"It" being defined to mean forbidding cross-national-market sales....Depending on where you live and how anti-consumer the law is...it might be illegal. Not a worry in the USA tho.

mstateglfr 

Yes, the distributors are absolutely helped. Its always interesting to see how some brands and products excel when supplied thru a distribution company and how other brands and products excel when supplied direct to consumer or thru a simplified online retail setting.