extremedougie Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Are the trials bike company "trialscabana" a reliable company? i am debating buying http://www.trialscabana.com/product-173.html this frame from them, any thoughts? any thoughts on the frame too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Spoke to the guy who runs it a couple of times, you have to pay by paypal. He ships from China and puts low prices on the items to get no shipping tax (if the item gets lost in the post or damaged then you're f**ked). Oh and you've got to pay postage too unless you're buying full bikes I believe. Was $40 when I asked for some rims, pedals and stem. Didn't buy it in the end but still debating whether to buy rims or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extremedougie Posted July 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Spoke to the guy who runs it a couple of times, you have to pay by paypal. He ships from China and puts low prices on the items to get no shipping tax (if the item gets lost in the post or damaged then you're f**ked). Oh and you've got to pay postage too unless you're buying full bikes I believe. Was $40 when I asked for some rims, pedals and stem. Didn't buy it in the end but still debating whether to buy rims or not. okay thanks, not sure if i want to risk buying a full frame to find out it gets lost in the post haha, all though their prices are pretty damn good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyBoy Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 I'm seriously wanting to buy the Echo full build from them.....but I don't dare risk £500 odd getting lost... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extremedougie Posted July 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 I'm seriously wanting to buy the Echo full build from them.....but I don't dare risk £500 odd getting lost... yeah thats my thinking, is it really worth it, considering it could get lost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyBoy Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Chances are it won't get lost.....but then there's a small part of me that thinks I've got bad enough luck that it'll probably happen to me I'd like to hear from someone who's had experience buying from them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extremedougie Posted July 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 i always think that, my luck is bad enough that it will get lost to be honest, but chances are it wont! can not decide what to do! yeah i want to order something small off them and see how long it takes to arrive etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 (edited) According to the guy who runs it he sells to '"UK top riders such as jack meek". His name is Sheldon on the observed trialsforum. Sunnyboy I was going to get an Echo from there but I thought I'd rather buy a decent second hand build from the UK at that price. And I got lucky Edited July 3, 2012 by JMCD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Morrison Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 (edited) i always think that, my luck is bad enough that it will get lost to be honest, but chances are it wont! can not decide what to do! yeah i want to order something small off them and see how long it takes to arrive etc Why not just buy a good condition second hand frame off here for cheaper then use the rest of the money to upgrade parts for it? Shipping from china won't be quick and that's if it does get here, but on the other hand it could be fine Edited July 3, 2012 by Kieran Morrison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Why not just buy a good condition second hand frame off here for cheaper then use the rest of the money to upgrade parts for it? Shipping from china won't be quick and that's if it does get here, but on the other hand it could be fine Supposedly it'll only take a week (what Sheldon told me when I was asking about a bike/bits). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Morrison Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Supposedly it'll only take a week (what Sheldon told me when I was asking about a bike/bits). Oh, I thought it would take a bit longer aha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Oh, I thought it would take a bit longer aha. Yeah so did I, I wouldn't be surprised if it took 2 months max though... Import tax plays a big role here in terms of price, they could easily deny the item for shipping if they think he's trying to avoid postage costs (i think) :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burglarboycie Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Im tempted by an Echo ti freewheel from them but a bit dubious about shipping etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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