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Minnesota
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I've put over 1000 miles on my fat bike and I love it. I've ridden hard and when I need parts Larry always comes through. If your looking for a great bike at a great price BikesDirect is where its at!

Date of experience: June 16, 2017
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I love that I, a 91 year old grandma can find just the bike my grandchildren want, and for a fantastic price.
And that the 3 bikes I have ordered over the past couple years arrive safely, in a timely manner and super well packaged. I love the follow up with your well qualified employees. I want to thank Larry for his prompt, response to a question I had and his follow up to make sure all was well. IT IS! Thank you, Larry.

Date of experience: January 27, 2020
New Jersey
3 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Great Deal - Phantom 29
September 14, 2016

Bought a Bikes Direct 29er at Christmas. The delivery was 1 day early to my surprise, couldn't wait to get it put together. The hardest part about it was getting it out of the box and the wrapping. The packaging is well thought out and very protective. My box arrived with a smash mark in the side of the box, but everything inside was so well protected there was no damage. The assembly process is not difficult at all (I am very mechanically inclined) The directions are clear, read them twice they are a translation from another language. The adjustments for both the derailleurs and the disc brakes were very close and could have been ridden as received. Now that we are almost through the summer and I have some mileage on it love the bike. It is a great ride and the price was very good.

Date of experience: September 14, 2016
New York
1 review
14 helpful votes
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I ordered and paid for my $2000. Bike 10/25/2018 and now it is 01/26/2019 and I still haven't received it. In the check out section I didn't see anything indicating that it would take a third of a year or more to receive my bike. I thought it would take around 7 days. I guess they need my money to purchase the bike. It probably wouldn't be so bad if they gave me some feedback but I can't even contact them! If I ever get it, i'm sure i'll like the bike. Frustrating as heck!

Date of experience: January 26, 2019
California
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Got a bike from them (mid level single speed) anti was making a clanking noise when pedaling. Larry from the team responded immediately to my e-mail, requested a video and correctly identified a faulty freewheel. He sent me a replacement which a local bike shop popped in and voila - no clanking! Larry is awesome! The bike, well - I can't expect much from a $289 - and this delivers!

Date of experience: October 31, 2017
Florida
5 reviews
9 helpful votes
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I bought another bike as a gift and this time it was for my mom for Christmas. I ordered it and it shipped quickly just like last time. Only hard part was getting the box in and out of my car. My boyfriend and I put it together easily and my mom loved her Christmas gift. I'm the "good daughter" for a at least a few months! This website has a smooth order process. FYI you have to sign for the bike so make sure someone will be home or ship to your work like I did.

Date of experience: July 29, 2014
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Received the bike and everything was as expected. Great value for the price, especially at the high end with the carbon frame bikes. Everything was as advertised. Despite the fact it was free shipping, the shipping was really fast.
Had an issue with one small missing item and customer support was able to handle next day and handle all arrangements.
Great experience overall, next bike is definitely going though these guys again.

Date of experience: November 19, 2019
Australia
5 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Leaving this review as bikesdirect is a good deal better than I had hoped.
Had to do my research as bike must be built personally, but if you can put together an IKEA desk or lego set, shouldn't be much issue

Date of experience: June 28, 2016
South Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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There was a couple of small clips missing on the frame that held the rear brake line to the frame tube guides. I wrote BD and got a response from Larry who shipped me a couple replacement clips within two days! I was very impressed! Thanks Larry! I have a Fantom 29er hard tail and put about 120 Miles on it in the trails so far and have no mechanical issues to report.

Date of experience: August 16, 2019
Massachusetts
2 reviews
14 helpful votes
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I ordered a Moto full carbon Immortal bike with SRAM force components.
Had the bike for 3 years now and absolutely no problems! Like the way it rides... not crazy
About SRAM shifting but that's a personal preference (I wanted to try it out).
At the time one could not touch a bike spec'ed like that for $1000 more than I paid for it.

Date of experience: April 9, 2015
Colorado
1 review
0 helpful votes
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This is the second bike I have purchased from BikesDirect. They helped guide me through the process for the size and type of bike I was looking for. They said it would take 8-10 days for shipping. Got it in 2 days. My new fat bike is an excellent ride for the winter conditions here.

Date of experience: January 17, 2020
California
11 reviews
40 helpful votes
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I saw the numerous reviews of bikesdirect here on SJ so I decided to give them a try and they really are much cheaper. It is very easy to assemble the bike out of the box and I don't see how people are paying a bike shop to do this... so simple. The parts are very good quality too.

Date of experience: July 25, 2010
Florida
1 review
13 helpful votes
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Happy, Happy, Happy!
March 24, 2015

The free shipping was incredibly Fast! Ordered on Thurs, arrived on Sat. Everything was packed great! Everything arrived in perfect condition. We had our bike together and were riding in less than an hour. No surprises. Everything was exactly as pictured, except the color was SOOOOO much prettier! The whole bike was better than pictured. We bought a Gravity full suspension mountain bike. We will not buy from a reg. Store again.

Date of experience: March 24, 2015
Colorado
1 review
1 helpful vote
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The bike is well made and a great value. Happy with my purchase and would buy again. Also the seat broke on the bike after a few rides. I called up customer support and they had an upgraded seat mailed to me within a few hours. Great work and appreciate the help!

Date of experience: March 8, 2017
Minnesota
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I've had the Boris 5 now for almost a year. I've since done a few upgrades. Snow tires and a saddle. The bike has been great. No problems to report. This is a good solid fat tire bike and for the price you can't beat it! Would recommend this bike to anyone!

Date of experience: November 3, 2015
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great customer service
August 29, 2019

I received my bike on 8/27/2019 and upon inspection I noticed some shipping damage to the handlebar wrap... I took a picture and sent an email... Almost immediately, Larry with customer service responded and is sending a new handlebar wrap and end cap. Can't wait to give the bike a trial run.

Date of experience: August 27, 2019
Florida
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I got a fabulous deal
January 19, 2016

I shopped all over for a simple 29er with hydro brakes at under $500. I could not find one anywhere till visiting Bikesdirect

I found a great motobecane for under $400 and free shipping

It arrived in 3 days and only took 40 minutes to setup

Bonus
I paid no sales tax!

Date of experience: January 19, 2016
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great job
November 3, 2017

I purchased a bike from bd and it was little different then advertised so contacted bd service and larry helped me on my questions was very fast and fair i will certainly use bd again the customer service was outstanding thanks Larry for your help. Having a blast on my new monster

Date of experience: November 3, 2017
Illinois
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Have bought 2 bikes here. One for myself and one for my daughter. High quality bikes. They are holding up very well. Miles ahead of what the walmarts and targets are selling. Assembly has been easy. Bikes recieved in excellent condition.
Only complaint is that UPS somehow rips the boxes. Both were torn in the same place near the rear axle. My cafe noir was still all present and accounted for but my daughters beach cruiser was missing its rear brake shoes... I robbed some off a junk walmart bike waiting to be scrapped. So no big deal... still... examine bike carefully before signing for UPS. Something in their system is damaging the box.

Date of experience: January 5, 2016
District of Columbia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Easy, quick and happy
September 21, 2018

Purchased a Motobecane Strada Ltd 1.0 from Bikes Direct in late July 2018. Bikes Direct customer service was very helpful answering my numerous questions before the purchase. Bike arrived within a week. Easily assembled. Rear derailleur shifted perfectly. Had to tweak the front derailleur a bit, but this was nothing out of the ordinary. As a bike owner we must know how to do these simple tweaks or we're running to the LBS all the time and wasting money. Already have 431 miles on my new bike and I really enjoy riding it.

I now look forward to going on a bike ride and getting exercise instead of worrying about a pinch flat due to a small rock or hairline crack in the road.

I highly recommend Bikes Direct.

Date of experience: September 21, 2018

Overview

BikesDirect has a rating of 3.2 stars from 566 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with BikesDirect most frequently mention customer service, perfect condition and next day. BikesDirect ranks 4th among Bicycle sites.

service
100
value
104
shipping
103
returns
51
quality
100