Merlin vs PBK vs Evanscycles
05-10-16, 02:21 PM
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Merlin vs PBK vs Evanscycles
If you were getting a groupset from a cheap UK dealer - which one would it be? I'm leaning toward Evans -
05-10-16, 02:24 PM
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05-10-16, 04:05 PM
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bought 2 groupset from merlin
lowest priced compared to
pbk
wiggle
chainreaction
during the time of purchase (if the pre-fixed special works for you)
lowest priced compared to
pbk
wiggle
chainreaction
during the time of purchase (if the pre-fixed special works for you)
05-10-16, 05:03 PM
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Ribble changed ownership and I've heard it's not as good as it used to be. ymmv
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Ribble and Merlin are my go to European shops for bike parts, if I don't need them within the next 2 weeks..
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I've never had an issue with any of them. I've used Chain Reaction with good results too. I recently bought a Garmin 520 for 226 shipped from Evans. Got to So Cal in under a week.
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Merlin is generally the cheapest with Chain Reaction having the better shipping between the two.
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i've had nothing but great experiences with Merlin. i ordered a wheelset, bars and stem from them 2 years ago on a Wednesday afternoon, and the delivery was at my front door that Friday morning, and i live in NY...
05-12-16, 04:24 AM
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I bought my shimano ultegra groupset from Merlin for around $535.
Also had good luck with PBK and CRC.Have not bought anything from Evans.
The only one I would avoid is Ribble,They changed ownership.I had to file A dispute wiht my CC for A order they said they sent but never did.
Order history is not showing on their website either.Kind of weird because the first time I ordered from Ribble went great,but the 2nd order was the opposite .
Also had good luck with PBK and CRC.Have not bought anything from Evans.
The only one I would avoid is Ribble,They changed ownership.I had to file A dispute wiht my CC for A order they said they sent but never did.
Order history is not showing on their website either.Kind of weird because the first time I ordered from Ribble went great,but the 2nd order was the opposite .
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I do agree that Ribble has taken a step back with new ownership. I've ordered twice since the change and had no problems but it did take 2 weeks for delivery and in the past I've gotten stuff in 3-5 days
