Know the rules The Paceline Forum Builder's Spotlight


Go Back   The Paceline Forum > General Discussion

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 10-31-2024, 01:28 PM
oliver1850's Avatar
oliver1850 oliver1850 is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: northern IL
Posts: 9,260
planetcyclery

I received an email from them announcing that they are back in business. When I clicked on the shop now button I got a page from Microsoft saying that the site has been reported as unsafe due to phishing. Does this mean that someone bought up their domain name and customer list simply as a means to scam?
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 10-31-2024, 01:52 PM
Old School's Avatar
Old School Old School is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: West Coast
Posts: 863
I believe Cambria Bike bought the website and domain name.

You are probably seeing odd https returns while some server migration is happening.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 10-31-2024, 02:50 PM
Mark McM Mark McM is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 12,655
Saying Planet Cyclery is back in business may be a bit generous. Cambria bike bought the IP of the now defunct Planet Cyclery, including the web domain name planetcyclery.com and customer lists (email addresses, etc.), but no other assets. It appears that Cambria bike has set up web pages behind the planetcyclery.com domain name that looks very similar to the cambriabike.com web pages, but with Planet Cyclery logos instead of Cambria bike logos. The product selection between the web pages looks similar as well.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 10-31-2024, 06:43 PM
Mikej Mikej is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 4,046
I’m still buying a tire fire $25 off.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 10-31-2024, 06:57 PM
nmrt nmrt is online now
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 3,116
You're right! It looks like every product you access if from the Cambria catalog.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark McM View Post
Saying Planet Cyclery is back in business may be a bit generous. Cambria bike bought the IP of the now defunct Planet Cyclery, including the web domain name planetcyclery.com and customer lists (email addresses, etc.), but no other assets. It appears that Cambria bike has set up web pages behind the planetcyclery.com domain name that looks very similar to the cambriabike.com web pages, but with Planet Cyclery logos instead of Cambria bike logos. The product selection between the web pages looks similar as well.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 10-31-2024, 07:41 PM
oliver1850's Avatar
oliver1850 oliver1850 is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: northern IL
Posts: 9,260
Quote:
Originally Posted by Old School View Post
I believe Cambria Bike bought the website and domain name.

You are probably seeing odd https returns while some server migration is happening.
Thanks. Guess I will wait and see.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 10-31-2024, 07:46 PM
oliver1850's Avatar
oliver1850 oliver1850 is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: northern IL
Posts: 9,260
Sounds similar to when Nashbar went out of business and someone bought their name but evidently didn't establish the connections to purchase gobs of closeout items. I can't remember who that was but I never saw anything of interest and don't know if "Nashbar" still exists. I bought a lot of closed out Campagnolo 10 speed stuff from Nashbar and Planetcyclery. I've purchased from Cambria in the past but in general I expect to pay retail from them. It will be interesting to see if they will fill the same niche as Nashbar and Planetcyclery.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 10-31-2024, 08:33 PM
mstateglfr's Avatar
mstateglfr mstateglfr is offline
Sunshine
 
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: Des Moines IA
Posts: 1,989
Quote:
Originally Posted by oliver1850 View Post
Thanks. Guess I will wait and see.
Just Google an item you want and buy it from the least expensive site or the fastest delivering site or whatever.
I can't imagine seeking out and buying from a specific site when it may not have what I want or be the lowest cost.
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:04 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.