Bargain buys thread

[creaky]

I believe this is one reason for the change as they post the items individually to the pickup store rather than as a bulk shipment...
As such you could also use the tracking to alter the delivery address, hypothetically of course...

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Their parent company is a courier/freight business isn't it?

 

[leitch]

Pushys 15% off site-wide is back.

 

[Petero]

Pushys 15% off site-wide is back.

Wish I picked up the XT RD last time....

 

[caad9]

Their parent company is a courier/freight business isn't it?

Yep. Maybe FRF couriers from memory?

 

[Daniel Hale]

Yep. Maybe FRF couriers from memory?

they diverged a couple of months ago - the tulamarine warehouse whereby they had stock of things is now a separae entity, hence some of their pickup locations are gone - i used to use tulla all he time to pick up stuff on way home from Melbs

i now can't even get stuff on delivery to prahran store -postage only - but my regional postcode has no free delivery attached, yet the next postcode to me 3442 gets free postage -they told me they are using a computer generated algorithm, if auspost costs them under a certain amount customer gets it free, over a certain amount customer pays; pita as things came quick -delivery times have gone up since they are not using FRF either, i mostly got stuff arriving next afternoon at tullamarine frf depot -now goods are taking 3-4 days

 

[moorey]

Wish I picked up the XT RD last time....

I wish I hadn’t

 

[leitch]

I wish I hadn’t

I'll give you $110 for it.

 

[HamboCairns]

Wish I picked up the XT RD last time....

I wish I hadn’t

If only there were some way both parties could be happy..

 

[Petero]

If only there were some way both parties could be happy..

I had/have a $30 store credit as well....

This actually reminds me I have to place some returns to moorey.

 

[oliosky]

FFS. Its cheaper for me to buy a new XT 11spd shifter, 11 speed 11-46 cassette and 11 speed chain than replace a GX 12 speed cassette. Same fkn weight too and better shifting. No brainer?

 

[caad9]

FFS. Its cheaper for me to buy a new XT 11spd shifter, 11 speed 11-46 cassette and 11 speed chain than replace a GX 12 speed cassette. Same fkn weight too and better shifting. No brainer?

You answered your own question

I have recently gone from GX 12 speed to XT 11 speed and could not be happier - For what it is worth, I've been SRAM for life until that GX 12 speed junk. I've heard it mentioned before, but I can't fathom how there is multiple levels of SRAM under GX

 

[HamboCairns]

You answered your own question

I have recently gone from GX 12 speed to XT 11 speed and could not be happier - For what it is worth, I've been SRAM for life until that GX 12 speed junk. I've heard it mentioned before, but I can't fathom how there is multiple levels of SRAM under GX

Is 11sp SLX any cheaper and or worse in quality (apart from the shifter)?

 

[moorey]

I'll give you $110 for it.

If I can’t get the second attempt at getting it to run 11/12sp, we can talk

 

[caad9]

Is 11sp SLX any cheaper and or worse in quality (apart from the shifter)?

I have no experience with Shimano prior to this swap.

My personal opinion is that 12 speed is too tight spacing for MTB, the tolerance is very fine for something that regularly gets dragged through shrub.

XX1 11 speed is the gold standard

 

[moorey]

I have no experience with Shimano prior to this swap.

My personal opinion is that 12 speed is too tight spacing for MTB, the tolerance is very fine for something that regularly gets dragged through shrub.

You won’t say that after trying 13sp.

 

[ozzybmx]

Wish I picked up the XT RD last time....

$118... in hindsight, it was a crack

I have no experience with Shimano prior to this swap.

My personal opinion is that 12 speed is too tight spacing for MTB, the tolerance is very fine for something that regularly gets dragged through shrub.

XX1 11 speed is the gold standard

You are right !

Unless you spend big on XX1/X0 and XTR... though I have nothing but good to say about XT, I am putting XT in the same tight tolerance group.

SLX has a flimsy cage and bends very easily.

MTB should have topped out at 11, better still 10spd... X0 10 was awesome.

 

[moorey]

$118... in hindsight, it was a crack



You are right !

Unless you spend big on XX1/X0 and XTR... though I have nothing good to say about XT, I am putting XT in the same tight tolerance group. SLX has a flimsy cage and bends very easily.

MTB should have topped out at 11, better still 10spd... X0 10 was awesome.

I’m just gunna say it....if you’re unhappy with the feel and reliability of XT 11sp, you don’t deserve bikes.

 

[ozzybmx]

I’m just gunna say it....if you’re unhappy with the feel and reliability of XT 11sp, you don’t deserve bikes.

Shit man, left out the word 'but'... fixed now

 

[ozzybmx]

I’m just gunna say it....if you’re unhappy with the feel and reliability of XT 11sp, you don’t deserve bikes.

Been the best value for money, bang for buck group since forever.

Its awesome on my Highlander, 12spd XT is the dogs balls... though 11 and 10 without the range are the same.

 

[Minlak]

FFS. Its cheaper for me to buy a new XT 11spd shifter, 11 speed 11-46 cassette and 11 speed chain than replace a GX 12 speed cassette. Same fkn weight too and better shifting. No brainer?

Except different driver got to factor that in too - I already had the Shimano driver just went 11 spd for new drive train.