Had anyone used Carbon_Bicycle?

christurbo
christurbo Posts: 432
edited May 2012 in Road buying advice
Im looking for a set of carbon clincher wheels - 50/60mm.

Carbon_bicycle has some nice examples at a very good price.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Full-Carbon-R ... 1010133521

Has anyone used them?

Comments

  • Velonutter
    Velonutter Posts: 2,437
    Yes for wheels and frames, make sure you insist that they send by EMS Courier.

    Good quality and good comms, same company as e_baygoods
  • christurbo
    christurbo Posts: 432
    Great thanks for the info and tip!
  • rowlers
    rowlers Posts: 1,614
    Velonutter wrote:
    Yes for wheels and frames, make sure you insist that they send by EMS Courier.

    Good quality and good comms, same company as e_baygoods

    How come? I've just order a fork and bars, didn't think to ask about courier?? they already been dispatched though
  • christurbo
    christurbo Posts: 432
    Did you speak to 'Amy'?
  • rowlers
    rowlers Posts: 1,614
    It was amy who answerd my queries!
  • christurbo
    christurbo Posts: 432
    I just pulled the trigger on a set of 50mm carbon clinchers with extra spokes.

    Did you receive a tracking number, if so how quickly after paying via paypal?

    What was the quality of your communication like?
  • christurbo
    christurbo Posts: 432
    Great service. Delivered today.

    Here you go!

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    Stealth!

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    Just need to fine tune brakes, and take it on a run.
  • Velonutter
    Velonutter Posts: 2,437
    rowlers wrote:
    Velonutter wrote:
    Yes for wheels and frames, make sure you insist that they send by EMS Courier.

    Good quality and good comms, same company as e_baygoods

    How come? I've just order a fork and bars, didn't think to ask about courier?? they already been dispatched though

    Sorry Mate, just caught your post.

    After buying my first frame for my daughter it was shipped via EMS and was here within 5 days. When I ordered the same frame for my son I paid direct and they were then not bound by eBay rules so took a while to despatch and via the long post route, took about 3-4 weeks.
  • christurbo
    christurbo Posts: 432
    I paid direct and they arrived within 10 days. Parcelforce is the bottleneck
  • vanleapo
    vanleapo Posts: 150
    Did you have to pay any import duty?
    Just wondering, as I'm also about to receive some carbon wheels from China.

    thanks
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  • christurbo
    christurbo Posts: 432
    No mine went through ok