Ribble: Royal Mail or Parcel Force?
 

I've never ordered anything from overseas but found a great deal on a helmet. I know Royal Mail is cheaper but speed wise, is Parcel Force worth the extra $$?

Even better pricing using the Father's day discount code of father-10 :beer:

They have 20% off helmets. I am not sure you can stack codes?


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I've never had trouble with Ribble shipping - though it can take a while.

ChainReaction on the other hand seems to get stuff here in a matter of days..

Do you use Royal Mail or Parcel Force?


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Whatever is the free (or cheap) option.

Their customer service is great too. They sent me the wrong stem; when I let them know, they had the right one to me in 2-3 days.

The one minor pain is USPS makes you sign for the packages from them, so I have to make a trip to my local post office to pick them up usually.

ChainReaction comes DHL, which is easy to redirect to your office.

I've always picked the Royal Mail option and it has arrived quickly, often beating a package from the US ordered on the same day.

I've had no problems with Ribble, ever, for either tracked or non-tracked packages.
Chain Reaction is ridiculously fast and tracked. DHL will leave your package just about anywhere you ask them.

Is Parcel Force faster?

Is there a code for this or are the discounts already applied to the as marked price shown?

HELMET20. That's the code.

Picked up a KASK Protone for $176.

Thank you! Wanted to pick up a Kask Mojito but they don't ship that model outside of EU.

You guys stress over all this and I laugh, I get pleasure from jacked up shipping and I think you should pay tax and run the customs gauntlet with a for reals cost.

Buy American at an LBS or stateside online retailer, this whole scene is in the process of getting shut down. SRAM pulled the plug and Shimano is not far behind from what I hear. Live it it up while you can and don't ask too many questions

Isn't parcel force part of the post office? I wonder if you are simply paying for a tracking number but the parcel would travel on the same plane?

Yeah, the same company I just was wondering if one came faster? No problem if not. I mean, I saved $125 by picking up a helmet through Ribble compared to getting one here so I am fine with the wait.

Wow....just wow.

I have ordered numerous things from Ribble and always selected the cheap option. I do not think it ever took longer than a wee to arrive. Good luck.

Where are you getting your information from ? Some UK retailers ships SRAM to the US, FYI.

There is this thing called global economics...:banana:

In general yes. However any delay at customs can quickly change that. Go for the Royal Mail.

i've ordered a bunch of stuff from the UK over the years, with various shipping methods.

in my experience it's a general crap shoot with regard to delivery times. I've never had any problem at all actually getting the stuff i ordered, but delivery times have ranged to me in the NYC area from a couple days to multiple weeks. i think all the shops actually get the stuff out their door quickly, but it comes down to how fast they get out of the UK and how quickly they clear customs here, and whatever happens in between.

the way i look at it, is considering how cheap parts can be sourced from the UK, you place an order and wait. maybe i'll get lucky and the stuff comes super quick, maybe a wait a few weeks. i'm hardly ever in a hurry for parts these days.

Hmmm, I thought Parcel Force was the package division of Royal Mail. Whatever, just confirm that the seller isn't using FedEx or UPS, or you are likely to get hit with extra 'brokerage' fees. I don't really care about tracking and just go with the cheapest Royal Mail. A friend just bought Zondas from Wiggle and they arrived on the east coast (US) in less than a week, no fees.