Online purchase-Fully built vs 90%

[Kevoffthetee]

Has anyone purchase a bike from an online retailer where they give you 2 options, fully built in 9-10 days or 90% which is next day delivery and £35 cheaper

Merlin cycles state you have to fit the front wheel and handlebars and setup gears which doesn't seem much. I take it all shifters etc are all fitted to the bars

 

[Cyclist33]

It really depends on the shop, some do more setup than others and some do a terrible job of it.

I have never received a bike that has been properly indexed, whether bought online or in store, I feel this is because the indexing is done in a bike stand and not tested under load.

I have had front ends set up varying from: everything done, just the handlebar needing to be put back onto the stem, to: front fork, stem, bars and wheel need fitting.

Check with the shop exactly what they'll do. If not 100% confident, don't buy online!

 

[jack smith]

Get it to do it yourself youll get it much faster and its not a hard job at all, its stuff you need to adjust anyway after you get ot fully built

 

[Drago]

Do it yourself and save 35 sheets. The odds of you doing a worse job than the typical online retailer are non existent.

 

[raleighnut]

Do it but be prepared to adjust everything or (like I did with the trike) remove and properly grease every thing then re-fit and adjust.

 

[Kevoffthetee]

Cheers guys, the bike should be ordered tomorrow and this could be the excuse I need to get a bike stand