Where to get new chain + sprockets in Auck??

[Ragingrob]

Hey guys I need a new chain on my bike due to a really tight spot, can anyone recommend a well priced place to get them from and fitted? Got a quote from Cycletreads for about $240 which I thought was a bit over what I want to spend lol, that was for an o-ring, an x-ring being $80 more!

So yeah any places around that you know have been good for you would be great . I need one asap I think, would hate the chain to hop off or snap!

[jimbo600]

$240 for new chain and sprockets fitted sounds pretty good to me mate.

[R6_kid:Me]

If you got for an old style chain and budget sprockets you might be able to get them all for $140 if you are very lucky.

[Morcs]

Yep 240 is a bloody good deal.

[Ragingrob]

Hmmm ok well maybe I'll just go for it then, rather spend a bit than it to cause a crash. I just thought it sounded pricey but I've never been in the market for one before so had no idea

Lol cheers for the opinions.

[Squiggles]

Hanne got just under 240 for an xring fitted for her zzr250 from them, me 280 for the tl (530 xring)

[Robert Taylor]

Yep 240 is a bloody good deal.

And you only get what you pay for, cheap chains and sprockets equals grief and short life. False economy.

[cowpoos]

And you only get what you pay for, cheap chains and sprockets equals grief and short life. False economy.

ditto!!! I have expensive chain...expensive sprokets....I have not needed to adjust my chain after 6 superbike meetings!! and I'm running a 520 conversion...

[sAsLEX]

And you only get what you pay for, cheap chains and sprockets equals grief and short life. False economy.

I would also point out that lack of maintenance is normally the culprit for poor chain life..... aye K14!


What you need is a decent Pixie Oiler, will increase chain life exponentially!...... I hope!

[Jantar]

Try amotostuff in USA, bloody good prices, and only took 4 days from USA to central otago.

http://www.amotostuff.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?

[Robert Taylor]

Try amotostuff in USA, bloody good prices, and only took 4 days from USA to central otago.

http://www.amotostuff.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?

Well done! Is the business that you are in affected by offshore internet sales?

[Coldrider]

Well done! Is the business that you are in affected by offshore internet sales?

Unfortunately, or fortunately it is a free market world now, the money is in design/development not manufacture and supply. The sooner NZer's realise this we can reinvest the savings into higher productivity.
I empathise with retailers but on third world wages and paying top dollar...

[vifferman]

Well done! Is the business that you are in affected by offshore internet sales?

I've no idea what that means.

But (however) I buy my chains'n'sprockets and tyres and other stuff locally. I reserve the right to use the Interdweeb to buy other stuff that's overpriced and/or hard to get. It's my money, I'll spend it how I like.

[Robert Taylor]

I've no idea what that means.

But (however) I buy my chains'n'sprockets and tyres and other stuff locally. I reserve the right to use the Interdweeb to buy other stuff that's overpriced and/or hard to get. It's my money, I'll spend it how I like.

Dont complain then when you may lose your job because of internet sales offshore seriously hurting the viability of your overtaxed overlevied employer ( I am saying this as a generalisation )

[Ixion]

It does somewhat depend on circumstances. I always try to give business to the NZ supplier, unless there's an absurd difference.

But we are a small country. SOmetimes what is needed is just not available in NZ. If you run a 1927 Fartmocycle, there is maybe only one source in the world for parts. This is one thing that the iddawibble has done, it has made extreme specialisation possible. Once, no-one would have set up a business suppling Fartmocycle parts. The amount of business from any customer within geographic reach would have been too small. But the iddywibble is world wide, and in the world there are enough customers.

IMHE , internet sourcing for parts that are available locally is somewhat overrated. Once freight charges are taken into account, along with commissions on the foreign exchange, the difference is usually slight. Not worth the risks of parcels going astray, incorrect parts being sent, delays etc. And the difficulty of trying to resolve a problem with someone half a world away.