do you buy cycling apparel online ?

don simon wrote:

jboy70 wrote:

I buy online but sometimes i use the stores for fitting. The price in stores is rather pricey and sometimes not economical.

Isn’t that because they have to pay for fitting rooms and things like that?

Yes, that and other minor inconveniences, like business rates, rent, and employing local folk.

I’ve found my LBS will get there, or thereabouts, to on-line prices, will order stuff in quickly to my size.

The only thing oddly they seem massively adrift on is tyres, I guess they hope to take advantage of folk needing a tyre ‘now’.  Still, fair enough if it goes toward funding the use of the shop as an unpaid fitting room!

I have bought a few items

I have bought a few items from a dutch site mantel.com very reasonasble and you get trhe items within 48hours without any extra cost 

Yep! all of it

Yep! all of it

Faves brands are

Giordana

Vermarc (Actually the same as Giordana and made in the same factory)

Dhb

Btwin / Decathlon

Merlin Wear (Merlin own brand)

I buy all my clothes online,

I buy all my clothes online, except perhaps for a pair of socks when I’m in the store anyway. Mainly from Europe (UK, DE) but I have tried a few things from China which work great. As most others I too buy stuff from Wiggle, and their peers. Have also used a few price comparison sites like Bikejungle, with some good results. 

I buy all my clothing online

I buy all my clothing online and I wait for closeouts, even online regular prices are cheaper then any LBS around me and closeouts make them really cheap.  The only articles of clothing that I buy from my LBS is shoes because one must try those on before buying otherwise you could be sending shoes back like crazy to get a right fit; and I get my gloves at my LBS because I like the Specialized Body Geometry gel glove that online is the same price as at the store.  Last year I did buy a jersey at a store but that was because I was in my old home town of Santa Barbara California and went to my old bike store and bought their bike store logo jersey, but normally I get my jerseys online for around $15 because $120 jerseys aren’t any better.

Yep. Wiggle and Decathlon

Yep. Wiggle and Decathlon mainly. Evans isn’t terrible either. I’m afraid I don’t go to the local bike shop much unless I need a wheel trueing (a skill I should really learn) or I need a part quickly and don’t mind paying a bit more for a brand I might not want . Returning stuff is so much easier to do nowadays. The only rub would be if you don’t live near a post office, or parcel collection point. But then if that was the case its unlikely you’d have a LBS nearby either!! 

To add to my previous comment

To add to my previous comment, I’ve been trying to find a couple of pairs of baggy style MTB shorts for commuting/touring – local bike shops only seem to stock Endura or Altura in styles that don’t fit me, even if they do have the size to try in the first place.

Consequently, I’ve been working my way through offerings from CRC, Wiggle and Evans. In fact, I’ve actually given up on the baggy shorts thing, as I can’t find any that have the right combination of good fitting shorts and a good fitting, decent undershort and a reasonable price.

I’m now on the hunt for a decent pair of waist shorts and will chuck a pair of walking shorts over the top.

I bought a spiffy retro NASA

I bought a spiffy retro NASA jersey from Retro2Ride.com a couple years back. Pretty nice.