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    Best place for chain/sprockets set, and brake pads

    What brand did you go for, and how much did you pay? Is there any advantage to buying online?

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    Have always liked busters (www.busters-accessories.co.uk) very good value on C&S sets (DID/EK/Regina o-ring for £58 inc JT sprockets, or can go for X-ring if you prefer), and my fave EBC HH pads...

    Follow link to "browse products" and check out the "chain and sprocket" + "Braking" sections.

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    They seem very good - thanks!

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    http://www.wemoto.com/ wemoto get a vote from me as well. Just bought my chain and sprockets from them. DID X Ring Premium. Reassuringly expensive.
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    Does anybody know what is happening with Busters? They have my card details... No answer on the phone. I e-mailed them on the 19th.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chronyx
    Does anybody know what is happening with Busters? They have my card details... No answer on the phone. I e-mailed them on the 19th.
    Yeeeessss..... I used Busters 'once'. For a pair of Tourances. I can only believe that they received my order, sent one of their staff on a small plane to south america where he had to tap the rubber himself, collect it and organise transportaion to the tyre factory. Unfortunately he must have been lost in an air collision and a 2nd employee was sent to finish the job. The tyres, upon manufacture, were then borrowed to be used as a display item on a long term show stand, before arriving at the Busters warehouse where they were then used as a door stop for another few weeks. This can be the only explanation of why they took so long to get to me.
    3 Africa Twins/280,000 miles. If it's happened to one of mine, it's gonna happen to one of yours.....eventually.

    1 Varadero/17,000 miles ridden (of 40,000 miles on the bike), it's all still new to me!

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    Bugger.

    The only thing is, no money has come out of my account...

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    Quote Originally Posted by chronyx
    They have my card details... No answer on the phone.
    I hope they have the decency to send you a postcard from their exotic holiday resort

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    Quote Originally Posted by robelst
    Quote Originally Posted by chronyx
    They have my card details... No answer on the phone.
    I hope they have the decency to send you a postcard from their exotic holiday resort
    It's the least they can do.

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    They've been having a re-organisation lately - that said it still only took them a few days to get a pair of levers for my bike and a pair of levers for my mate's bike to take as spares on our tour last week. And at 3.50 for a clutch lever and 8.50 for an adjustable brake lever, I wasn't complaining...

    Will be using them yet again this week for service items for both bikes - 2000 miles in 8 days took us both to our next services...

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