Colorado Cyclist Closing

[tootall]

Originally Posted by tootall

Got my chain today but no cassette. Didn’t receive any notice of my order changing or a PayPal refund. This isn’t good.

Not a totally unhappy ending; after reaching out to support to ask them about the cassette I received a PayPal refund and a note that the cassette was out of stock. Then I saw a seller on Facebook unloading some cassettes and scored the same one for a few bucks less.

[merlinmurph]

Though I haven't ordered from CC for a very long time, they were the first mail order outfit I bought stuff from when I started riding again in the late 80s. I remember getting a new set of clincher wheels to replace the tubulars I had.

Still a bummer to see. What does the future look like?

[duff_duffy]

Inflation, damn. Even with 30% off I can’t swing it
https://www.coloradocyclist.com/cont...rest-a42mm-oem

[nmrt]

see...that's how they should have marketed tubeless tech.

Originally Posted by duff_duffy

Inflation, damn. Even with 30% off I can’t swing it
https://www.coloradocyclist.com/cont...rest-a42mm-oem

[d_douglas]

Not to sound like a vulture, but it says “30% off sitewide” - does this mean that they take 30% off at checkout?

Some of th items are heavily discounted already, so making it a further 30% off would seem outrageously cheap. Some other items (Onyx hubs which I covet) are less than 30% marked down, which leads me to ask this question…

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by d_douglas

Not to sound like a vulture, but it says “30% off sitewide” - does this mean that they take 30% off at checkout?

Some of th items are heavily discounted already, so making it a further 30% off would seem outrageously cheap. Some other items (Onyx hubs which I covet) are less than 30% marked down, which leads me to ask this question…

It actually says "Up to 30% off sitewide". So some items may be 0% off some may be 30% off, and others could be anywhere in the middle.

The phrasing "Up to X% off" is essentially the same as saying "No more than 30% off (and possibly less)."

[tv_vt]

I've used them for over 30 years, so am sorry to see them go. Along with Excel Sports, they were my main online retailers for a long time. Don't know the backroom details of their finances and ownership, but still, they were a nice small local business I supported for years. Liked getting their print catalogs back in the day, too. Was always fun to peruse the goods that way before the internet came along.
Life and business was very different when they started out.

[C40_guy]

Long time customer here...sad to see them go. They always had a good selection and excellent details on the options...

[d_douglas]

Originally Posted by Mark McM

It actually says "Up to 30% off sitewide". So some items may be 0% off some may be 30% off, and others could be anywhere in the middle.

The phrasing "Up to X% off" is essentially the same as saying "No more than 30% off (and possibly less)."

Ooops! The devil is in the details ! Thanks

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by d_douglas

Ooops! The devil is in the details ! Thanks

The selection of font sizes wasn't an accident:

up to 30% Site Wide!

[prototoast]

Originally Posted by Mark McM

It actually says "Up to 30% off sitewide". So some items may be 0% off some may be 30% off, and others could be anywhere in the middle.

The phrasing "Up to X% off" is essentially the same as saying "No more than 30% off (and possibly less)."

Which is also weird in this case since lots of items were more than 30% off before.

[flying]

Originally Posted by Clean39T

It's not too late to order a Cervelo R5 w Super Record WRL ----

I just got the email this morning with that super R5 deal.....Only $8000 marked down from $16,000 even just typing that made me laugh

[Bob Ross]

Originally Posted by nmrt

I used to love receiving those Colorado Cyclist sales magazines by mail way in the early 2000s along with Performance Cycles, Nashbar, and Pricepoint.

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[NHAero]

Thanks for the heads up. I went to PC and got two Gravelking slicks for $35 and three SRAM XX1 11s chains for $28 each. These have been the most durable chains I have used. I have 5 bikes running 11s so these will get stripped and waxed in the crockpot, then into the drawer.

[Gwerziou]

I used to love their catalogs so much, and mail ordered with them lots back in the day.