BeOne Bikes - Bankrupt

dee4life2005

After trying to access their website for the last few days, I've since discovered that it would appear to be down because they've filed for bankruptcy :-( I wouldn't have thought this would be good news for ChainReactionCycles as they appear to be the exclusive UK dealer for them.

http://www.faillissementsdossier.nl/nl/ ... ng-bv.aspx

Wonder how that leaves us with regards frame spares (e.g. derailleur hangers) and frame warranty claims (hopefully not needed).

lotus49

That's a shame. A friend of mine bought one of their bikes last year and has been very pleased with it.

I think there will be frame spares kicking around for a while as the liquidator will sell all their stock but as far as warranty claims go, you will be out of luck should you need to make one.

dee4life2005

I have a Beone Diablo Race 2012, and have had it for about 8 months now. Can't fault it.

However, I've been trying to get a new derailleur hanger, "derailleur hanger 405", and Chain Reaction Cycles appear to be the only place that ever sold them - but they don't stock them anymore :-( You'd think they'd stock spares for more than one year, especially when they are still selling some 2012 models that use that particular derailleur hanger.

nicklouse

bet CRC buys the assets.

diy

Depends how the retailer has described the warranty. They may have a back to back rather than pass through, in which case its the retailers problem. Still have statutory rights though.

smoggysteve

Feel sorry for all those that own one as warranty issues may be a problem, though saying that, look out for a bargain to be had as they are very good bikes and may be available at a massive reduction of you can still get one.

nweststeyn

LOL

declan1

nweststeyn wrote:

LOL

I think you're finished with them anyway! Any news on the steel bike?

nweststeyn

declan1 wrote:

nweststeyn wrote:

LOL

I think you're finished with them anyway! Any news on the steel bike?

Paid a deposit to get in line for a Shand frame, but still waiting on dates that it might be built 8)

2 broken BeOne frames in 18 months... maybe they went bankrupt due to the amount of warranty replacement frames they were having to send out?

Calpol

shame for them. I have a Beone MTB and its been great. Tremendous value when I bought it from CRC. I am not surprised that they have struggled as the market is so competitive at the lower end. I think I got a Deore specced bike with Easton finishing kit and wheels, disc brakes for £350. good for the customer but not sustainable margin I expect.

ariba

dee4life2005 wrote:

I have a Beone Diablo Race 2012, and have had it for about 8 months now. Can't fault it.

However, I've been trying to get a new derailleur hanger, "derailleur hanger 405", and Chain Reaction Cycles appear to be the only place that ever sold them - but they don't stock them anymore :-( You'd think they'd stock spares for more than one year, especially when they are still selling some 2012 models that use that particular derailleur hanger.

hi - you could try http://www.mountainbikecomponents.co.uk/ (don't be put off by the name - they do road bikes also). I had to do some hunting to find a replacement hanger for my road bike (from small Italian manufacturer), but found one on here.

(I've only bought one item from them & aren't connected to them in any way)

hope this helps

tim

dee4life2005

Thanks for the link, could come in handy in future. They don't seem to have the particular hanger I need, but I did find it on a german site. Contacted them and they should be getting them in stock in a few days. (http://www.schaltauge.com/Beone-Rear-De ... Hanger-318).

Might order a couple so I have one or two spares.

dee4life2005

Got it from SOShanger.com (http://soshanger.com/RT318-derailleur-hanger-BEONE). It's a french company, and they seem to have a few different hangers for BeOne frames - so could be a handy resource for anyone else looking for them.

ariba

Thanks Dee,

another page to add to my bicycling bookmarks folder!