Buying Parts Online "Filter Frustration"
04-13-20, 03:18 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: The Urban Shores Of Michigami
Posts: 1,749
Bikes: ........................................ .....Holdsworth "Special"..... .......Falcon "Special".......... .........Miyata 912........... ........................................
Mentioned: 11 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 702 Post(s)
Liked 672 Times
in
420 Posts
Buying Parts Online "Filter Frustration"
I've been trying to find an online bike shop that has a good selection of parts with usable filters. It seems most filter their products with "COLOR" or "MANUFACTURER" options. I would like to find a shop that does so with a little more detail. For instance, I was looking for a seatpost of a particular diameter but the only options to choose from are color, manufacturer and length. Seems to me the first thing to list would be "diameter" then narrow it down by the other specifications.
The best filter I have found online is for hardware supplies, any bike parts suppliers with good filter engines?
https://www.mcmaster.com/
The best filter I have found online is for hardware supplies, any bike parts suppliers with good filter engines?
https://www.mcmaster.com/
04-13-20, 07:42 PM
#2
Senior Member
Look at BikeTiresDirect.com. You can drill down on several levels.
Likes For texbiker:
04-13-20, 08:26 PM
#3
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: The Urban Shores Of Michigami
Posts: 1,749
Bikes: ........................................ .....Holdsworth "Special"..... .......Falcon "Special".......... .........Miyata 912........... ........................................
Mentioned: 11 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 702 Post(s)
Liked 672 Times
in
420 Posts
04-13-20, 08:43 PM
#4
cowboy, steel horse, etc
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: The hot spot.
Posts: 44,842
Bikes: everywhere
Mentioned: 71 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 12772 Post(s)
Liked 7,689 Times
in
4,081 Posts
Likes For LesterOfPuppets:
04-13-20, 11:05 PM
#5
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: The Urban Shores Of Michigami
Posts: 1,749
Bikes: ........................................ .....Holdsworth "Special"..... .......Falcon "Special".......... .........Miyata 912........... ........................................
Mentioned: 11 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 702 Post(s)
Liked 672 Times
in
420 Posts
Likes For 02Giant:
04-14-20, 05:44 AM
#7
Senior Member
Treefort bikes lets you filter on tons of terms.
Likes For BlazingPedals:
04-14-20, 06:15 AM
#8
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 2,599
Bikes: 06 Lemond Reno, 98 GT Timberline mtn.bike
Mentioned: 8 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 427 Post(s)
Liked 700 Times
in
436 Posts
Jenson, for one more: https://www.jensonusa.com/Rigid-Posts Lots of good suggestions here, seems like you just haven't been finding the shops that do a better job of categorizing their products.
04-14-20, 06:27 AM
#9
Advocatus Diaboli
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Wherever I am
Posts: 8,636
Bikes: Merlin Cyrene, Nashbar steel CX
Mentioned: 14 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4735 Post(s)
Liked 1,532 Times
in
1,003 Posts
https://www.bike24.com/road-seat-pos...?menu=1000,4,9
Likes For Sy Reene:
04-14-20, 08:13 AM
#10
With a mighty wind
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 2,594
Mentioned: 13 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1088 Post(s)
Liked 862 Times
in
490 Posts
You can put your specific need in the search bar. I assume you're looking for something a little less than standard like 26.6 or something. Type that exact parameter and see what happens.
Sometimes this works but sometimes the search only filters the title.
Sometimes this works but sometimes the search only filters the title.
04-14-20, 11:33 AM
#11
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: The Urban Shores Of Michigami
Posts: 1,749
Bikes: ........................................ .....Holdsworth "Special"..... .......Falcon "Special".......... .........Miyata 912........... ........................................
Mentioned: 11 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 702 Post(s)
Liked 672 Times
in
420 Posts
Thanks for all of the suggestions and links. With the exception of Jenson USA, I was not aware of the others.
04-14-20, 11:42 AM
#12
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Montreal, Quebec
Posts: 5,925
Mentioned: 16 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1819 Post(s)
Liked 1,693 Times
in
974 Posts
https://www.xxcycle.com/equipment-for-bicycle,en.php
A French site, shop located in Toulouse, I have actually been there and visited the store. Like many European sites, excellent filtering. However, like the German sites like Bike24, they do not offer free shipping no matter how much you spend. The UK sites usually offer free shipping over a certain amount, but the filtering is not as good
A French site, shop located in Toulouse, I have actually been there and visited the store. Like many European sites, excellent filtering. However, like the German sites like Bike24, they do not offer free shipping no matter how much you spend. The UK sites usually offer free shipping over a certain amount, but the filtering is not as good
