Jakob: Blue Lug does certainly get them directly from Taiwan, and thus often get them earlier than Rivendell HQ - they mentioned this in an Instagram post recently. I think all of Rivendells dealers get them directly from the factory.
On Wednesday 30 October 2024 at 16:52:51 UTC+1 [email protected] wrote: > For international (across continents) shipping, those rates seem actually > really reasonable. > > All the frames I remember getting shipped from US -> Germany were more > than $300 for shipping. I wonder if Blue Lug has a special agreement with > Rivendell and gets the frames directly from Taiwan. (Would certainly save > them money and reduce environmental pollution...) > > The main disadvantage ordering from Blue Lug is that you can't use a > presale, if you really want a specific frame. And you're relying on them > actually offering it for international customers. I guess frames that sell > really well in Japan won't end up there. > > Cheers, > Jakob > > PS: Congrats Mike > > On Tuesday 29 October 2024 at 23:54:35 UTC+1 Mike Rossi wrote: > >> My platypus frame set came today. Here’s the timeline: >> October 26 9:00 p.m. EST order placed >> October 27 2:30 a.m. EST confirmation on order shipped >> October 29 4:00 p.m. EST frame set arrived >> There were no duties/taxes/VAT’s or whatever, BUT, Blue Lug doesn’t add >> sales tax, so I have to go back through my account at the end of every year >> to add up all my purchases for state taxes. Also, shipping was kind of high >> at $187. And had I waited a few days I could have gotten the frame set >> cheaper, as they have decreased the price slightly. Now it’s time to hose >> down the inside of this frame with some boeshield and chase the bottom >> bracket shells! [image: image0.jpeg] >> >> Mike >> >> On Oct 29, 2024, at 9:00 AM, Feliks Ulvåen Isaksen <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Blue Lug seem to have gotten a huge amount of frames in the recent >> drops. For my fellow European Rivheads, for framesets, shipping is very >> likely cheaper and faster if you purchase from Blue Lug rather than from >> Rivendell directly. >> >> >> >> On Monday 28 October 2024 at 22:19:52 UTC+1 [email protected] wrote: >> >>> Please do update us of any additional tarriffs/fees/taxes you paid to >>> receive the frame from Japan! >>> >>> If someone is interested in a 55cm purple Platypus frame (near Los >>> Angeles) you are welcome to e-mail me directly. >>> >>> On Monday, October 28, 2024 at 10:30:37 AM UTC-7 Mike Rossi wrote: >>> >>>> I’m so surprised to see that Blue Lug have the Platypus frames >>>> available in both colors and all sizes! They even have the Appaloosas in >>>> both colors and all sizes, including 46cm. I just got confirmation on my >>>> 55cm in mermaid. I had been collecting components all summer waiting on >>>> the >>>> Rivendell sale and was disappointed when they said they would only be >>>> offering completes. And those sold out faster than I could decide if that >>>> would be an option for me. Now I’m just hoping the frame ships as fast as >>>> all my other orders from them have. >>>> Too excited. >>>> Had to post. >>>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/34005423-6dc6-4e5a-9b15-bc21c317874dn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/34005423-6dc6-4e5a-9b15-bc21c317874dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7bd25c99-eae6-4244-be37-7dcac044f454n%40googlegroups.com.
