W@nted Posted March 13, 2020 Share next buy should be a torque wrench A chinese one? ???? Mongoose! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbr Posted March 17, 2020 Share sho 177 pages... Can anyone enlight me about what percentage of duties I must expect if I order a set of wheels from aliexpress ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted March 17, 2020 Share sho 177 pages... Can anyone enlight me about what percentage of duties I must expect if I order a set of wheels from aliexpress ? No duties on bike parts. Just VAT and ATV, which causes VAT to be charged at an effective rate of 16.5% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbr Posted March 17, 2020 Share lol the way they pick whats subject to duties in this country blows my mind... they charge duties on stuff that isn't produced locally but not on things that are... what a way of protecting neither the consumer nor the manufacturer... Thanks for the info ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veebee Posted March 17, 2020 Share its the worst time to buy... the ZAR is soo bad and chances of your package being delayed is quite high. Dusty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbr Posted March 17, 2020 Share its the worst time to buy... the ZAR is soo bad and chances of your package being delayed is quite high.My business is in France, so the only thing with the Zar is that the equivalent will be a bit higher for the 16% I'll have to pay at customs... Not sure about de delay tough... I'm not really in any rush though as there's no races on schedule thanks to Corona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomo Posted March 17, 2020 Share Since my chinese ec90 bars cracked I have not bought anything againI've tried rims/wheels from the better know manufacturers without issue (and will probably continue to), but I've never been brave enough to try handlebars partially due to having seen how poor some "knockoffs" are relative to originals.Considering relative pricing I'd rather spend a bit more on authentic Ritchey, Easton, 3T etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy Posted March 17, 2020 Share I've tried rims/wheels from the better know manufacturers without issue (and will probably continue to), but I've never been brave enough to try handlebars partially due to having seen how poor some "knockoffs" are relative to originals.Considering relative pricing I'd rather spend a bit more on authentic Ritchey, Easton, 3T etc.  Yes, I can't understand why someone would knowingly entrust their life to a known criminal. They deserve all the misfortune they get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EltonB Posted March 17, 2020 Share With Chinese products, the carbon is not the issue but the 'inferior' resins resulting in the lower price. Is this true?If so, how successful are insurance claims? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy Posted March 17, 2020 Share With Chinese products, the carbon is not the issue but the 'inferior' resins resulting in the lower price. Is this true? Who knows. Some Chinese products are excellent but those that purport to be "Easton" or "Pinarello" and other counterfeit products are the product of criminal activities and are never to be trusted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbr Posted March 18, 2020 Share Just ordered a set of those https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32776334506.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000023.29.225a1846HysMwW  50mm deep, 23mm wide, with the R36 hub and ceramic bearings, let's see how they do 393 euros at the current (****) rate it's equivalent to 8300 rand including taxes Mongoose! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongoose! Posted March 18, 2020 Share Not the best time now to order from China    IMG-20200312-WA0005.jpg  Just ordered a set of those https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32776334506.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000023.29.225a1846HysMwW 50mm deep, 23mm wide, with the R36 hub and ceramic bearings, let's see how they do 393 euros at the current (****) rate it's equivalent to 8300 rand including taxes  will be holding thumbs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbr Posted March 18, 2020 Share ahah **** I missed this post from the prev. page. The situation in China being way better than the rest of the world (at least officially) I'm hoping it will change until they ship... Ordered with EMS to get it sooner and I'm assuming they won't deliver to my door but I'll have to go fetch it... let's see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bos Posted March 18, 2020 Share ahah **** I missed this post from the prev. page. The situation in China being way better than the rest of the world (at least officially) I'm hoping it will change until they ship... Ordered with EMS to get it sooner and I'm assuming they won't deliver to my door but I'll have to go fetch it... let's seeThey deliver to your door! At least mine was, and It was sent via EMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbr Posted March 18, 2020 Share They deliver to your door! At least mine was, and It was sent via EMS.oh that's cool ! you remember how long it took ? did you pay for the VAT at your door or did you have to do an EFT prior to delivery ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bos Posted March 18, 2020 Share oh that's cool ! you remember how long it took ? did you pay for the VAT at your door or did you have to do an EFT prior to delivery ?Vat Cash on delivery. Took about 3 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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