SRAM Red Shifters and Mech on sale

pete54
pete54 Posts: 488
edited December 2010 in Road buying advice
Edinburgh Bicycle have SRAM Red shifters at £87.49 and rear mech at £47.49 in their sale.

Is that a good deal?
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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    I'd bet anything it's a mistake as the prices are waaaaaaay too low (so yes it's a good deal). Looks like they dropped the "1" and "2" before the sale prices. Ordered them myself just in case they honor the prices!
  • pete54
    pete54 Posts: 488
    Pokerface wrote:
    Ordered them myself just in case they honor the prices!

    Me too.
  • Stuy-b
    Stuy-b Posts: 248
    very tempted to order but have no use what so ever for them, might order 5 then sell them on haha
  • cogidubnus
    cogidubnus Posts: 860
    Aye same. Don't need them, but if that price is right its to good to miss surely?
  • Stuy-b
    Stuy-b Posts: 248
    the only reason i can see for buying the mech is to try to fit it to my xc bike, however
    1. dont think it would work, and
    2. pretty sure i would brake it
  • cogidubnus
    cogidubnus Posts: 860
    But it surely had sell on value on the bay if unopened
  • Stuy-b
    Stuy-b Posts: 248
    that was my first thought.
  • cogidubnus
    cogidubnus Posts: 860
    hmm I can't decide whether to pick up a set or not, if its still there before I go to work I might take the plunge...
  • edindevon
    edindevon Posts: 325
    I don't think this is a mistake, but I do think these deals are for very limited stock.

    So maybe one or two people will get their order honoured - hopefully those who ordered first.

    On this basis, my advice would be not to post a thread asking 'Is this a good deal?' until after you've ordered.

    Edindevon
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Imagine their surprise when they come in tomoro (or Wednesday) to see 100 new orders for Sram Red mechs and shifters!
  • ductions
    ductions Posts: 274
    Edindevon wrote:
    I don't think this is a mistake

    Why do you think that?
  • edindevon
    edindevon Posts: 325
    ductions wrote:
    Edindevon wrote:
    I don't think this is a mistake

    Why do you think that?

    Because the website makes explicit mention of the original price of both items and clearly indicates that it's a 75% reduction over the previous selling price. Also, I've picked up similar deals from them in the last two New Year's sales.

    Edindevon
  • ductions
    ductions Posts: 274
    Edindevon wrote:
    ductions wrote:
    Edindevon wrote:
    I don't think this is a mistake

    Why do you think that?

    Because the website makes explicit mention of the original price of both items and clearly indicates that it's a 75% reduction over the previous selling price. Also, I've picked up similar deals from them in the last two New Year's sales.

    Edindevon

    Wow but this is serious hardware though right? Isn't Red top range SRAM bits?
    EDIT: How could a shop afford to discount something worth so much, so heavily?
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    ductions wrote:
    Edindevon wrote:
    ductions wrote:
    Edindevon wrote:
    I don't think this is a mistake

    Why do you think that?

    Because the website makes explicit mention of the original price of both items and clearly indicates that it's a 75% reduction over the previous selling price. Also, I've picked up similar deals from them in the last two New Year's sales.

    Edindevon

    Wow but this is serious hardware though right? Isn't Red top range SRAM bits?

    Everything else listed is also 75% off, so maybe it's just a great deal! And yes - Sram Red is their best.

    Great deal (lowest I've ever seen by far) if it works out.
  • nochekmate
    nochekmate Posts: 3,460
    Well given the prices of the Force and Rival shifters on their website (which are not a great reduction), I cannot believe that the quoted prices are correct for the RED items.

    It's not stopped me putting in an order though just incase :lol::lol:
  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,713
    I've stuck an order in. If it's a mistake, then no loss. If not, then massive gain.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I have no need of these but bought them as spares for the impending circuit race season...
  • bigpikle
    bigpikle Posts: 1,690
    well I hope they honour orders in the order they were placed when stock inevitably runs out! Got mine in early yesterday so fingers crossed as I actually want these and am not planning on making a fast buck :lol:
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  • peter101cycle
    peter101cycle Posts: 298
    Tempted but I think the stock will be out by now :D
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Bleeding typical their website is timing out :evil:

    Edit: order placed :roll:

    Actually I got quite carried away, I just need a frame and forks and I'll have a complete bike :oops:

    Planet-X are doing the Nano frame & forks for £500 I think :roll:
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  • joeyhalloran
    joeyhalloran Posts: 1,080
    I cant find them, if they still have them can anyone send me a link?
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,575
    they've now disappeared so must be ut of stock now (if they have areal time tock system). also saw 10sp dura ace front mech for 22quid
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  • joeyhalloran
    joeyhalloran Posts: 1,080
    http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=en& ... 1&oi=spell


    :cry:
  • bigpikle
    bigpikle Posts: 1,690
    I got an email confirmation earlier yesterday so fingers crossed I'm in...need to get my bike upgraded to 10 speed and seems the best way to do it!
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  • niblue
    niblue Posts: 1,387
    Some pretty good bargains in the sale - got my wife a cheap (£150) road bike -one of their own brant Revolution Continental Womans that's been a display bike and dates back to 2006. She wanted to give a road bike a go and I'm sure we'd get that back for it on Ebay if she doesn't like it.

    Pretty busy in the shop in Edinburgh so don't expect the best bargains to last all that long. Didn't buy much in the shop for myself but did buy a set of Specialized Roval Fusee Star wheels online - reduced from £400 to £100. Got the confirmation email so here's hoping I do actually get them!
  • ductions
    ductions Posts: 274
    I paid for next day delivery last night, and have only got an "order received" email, and nothing yet to say my items have been dispatched for delivery tomorrow.

    Anyone else have any luck?
  • lochindaal
    lochindaal Posts: 475
    I was in the shop this morning after seeing this thread and being too late for the Red stock online.

    In the shop they had the £87 price in their system so I don't believe it's a mistake and you should get them.
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  • bigpikle
    bigpikle Posts: 1,690
    lochindaal wrote:
    I was in the shop this morning after seeing this thread and being too late for the Red stock online.

    In the shop they had the £87 price in their system so I don't believe it's a mistake and you should get them.

    fantastic!

    hesitated on some 105 wheels and lost out sadly but if the red stuff comes through I shall be very happy for a long time as its the start of my ultimate bike build :D
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  • pete54
    pete54 Posts: 488
    Just got a call from Edinburgh Bicycle. I'm not getting mine, they are fulfilling orders in the order they received them and they ran out of stock before they got to mine.
  • ductions
    ductions Posts: 274
    pete54 wrote:
    Just got a call from Edinburgh Bicycle. I'm not getting mine, they are fulfilling orders in the order they received them and they ran out of stock before they got to mine.

    What time did you order?

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