Where to buy Cube bikes in Australia?
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Where to buy Cube bikes in Australia?
Postby Shred11 » Fri Nov 28, 2014 6:18 pm
http://www.cube.eu/uk/bikes/road-race/c ... lack-2015/
I particularly like the idea of having the Shimano ST-RS685 brifters (hydraulic brake). The Cube site lists a dealer close to where I live... but the LBS tells me that the Australian distributor is no longer bringing Cube bikes in to Australia and he can no longer get them.
Is this correct? Does anyone know if there's another distributor taking over? I could mail order the bike from Chain Reaction, but I'd rather support the local bike shops. Plan B looks like being a Merida Cyclo Cross 700.
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Re: Where to buy Cube bikes in Australia?
Postby Shred11 » Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:03 am
Thank you. It looks like they've removed Cube from their web site. I guess Monza Imports will know if someone else is bringing the bikes in to the country. http://monzaimports.com.au/bicycle/brands/silentbutdeadly wrote:Oz distro was Monza Imports. Ask them...
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Postby TonyMax » Mon Dec 01, 2014 10:32 am
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Postby AUbicycles » Sat Dec 06, 2014 11:55 pm
S3, thanks for the info on GT, I havn't heard this and suprised that they are dropping them as well.
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Re: Where to buy Cube bikes in Australia?
Postby Nobody » Sun Dec 07, 2014 7:17 am
I was also considering the GT Grade, but it looks like that idea is out. Norco don't appear to be imported here for the models I'm interested in and the importers of Kona seem to be very selective about what they import if you look at what has AU pricing on the Kona site. When you look at "the best of" articles in road.cc or bikeradar, there are so many brands that are not available here and some which would be very difficult to import like Boardman. I thought things might have changed in the last 5 years or so, but I'm still not surprised that people resort to importing framesets and building bikes themselves, considering what little is available locally outside the major brands.s3 wrote:Monza are still listed as the AU distributor http://www.cube.eu/service/cube-international/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; but they became the AU distributor for Cannondale earlier this year, so they seem to be dropping Cube and GT. I was ken on the GT grade and Monza have confirmed they will not be importing the 2015 models.
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Re: Where to buy Cube bikes in Australia?
Postby macca33 » Sun Dec 07, 2014 9:38 am
Whilst there are no stores in Tassie - I know my local Bicycle Centre - owned by a cracking good bloke - is rolling out Norco's range. You could contact him direct - Bicycle Centre Warragul - 0356232398 - ask for Phil - and see whether he can assist you. (Disclaimer - I have no involvement with the store, other than as a customer who has received exceptional service.)
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Postby Nobody » Sun Dec 07, 2014 2:10 pm
Thanks Macca. I found that 99 Bikes locally do Norco, but their general site doesn't list the Search Steel. Therefore I'm going to assume they don't import it and leave it at that. If I get into special requests then I may be waiting for something that may never arrive. Easier to just import one myself from the US, but I couldn't be bothered with the red tape and large freight costs. I'll just look for something else.macca33 wrote:Norco are pushing right in to this market and there are a lot of their bikes coming in for Christmas sales.
Whilst there are no stores in Tassie - I know my local Bicycle Centre - owned by a cracking good bloke - is rolling out Norco's range. You could contact him direct - Bicycle Centre Warragul - 0356232398 - ask for Phil - and see whether he can assist you. (Disclaimer - I have no involvement with the store, other than as a customer who has received exceptional service.)
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Re: Where to buy Cube bikes in Australia?
Postby Nobody » Sun Dec 07, 2014 2:55 pm
Evans cycles have the GT Grade if you're still interested and are prepared for the hassle of importing and $370 for shipping.
http://www.evanscycles.com/brands/gt#!C ... ss%20Bikes" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Where to buy Cube bikes in Australia?
Postby s3 » Tue Jan 12, 2016 5:01 pm
I do note that 99 bikes are now stocking some of the 2016 model GT Grades in Australia, looks like a great bike.
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Re: Where to buy Cube bikes in Australia?
Postby caneye » Thu Jan 28, 2016 4:34 pm
"After a brief hiatus for Cube Bikes in Australia, the German brand is back for 2016 and available exclusively at 99 Bikes. Cube is a bike manufacturer with an overwhelming passion for innovation, quality and meticulous attention to detail. As well as high performance road, mountain and commuter bikes, Cube is particularly strong in the e-bikes category and are partnered with the market leaders in electric drivetrains, Bosch.
Changes to their import model meant that Australian consumers have not been able to access Cube Bikes since 2014. We were so keen to make sure our customers had access to the Cube brand again that we decided to take on the importing job ourselves! This means the range available is what we feel is most suitable to our customers and their needs; and we can offer this range at incredible value by importing directly from the manufacturer."
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Re: Where to buy Cube bikes in Australia?
Postby AUbicycles » Thu Jan 28, 2016 9:37 pm
In 1999 (living overseas) when I purchased a MTB and was weighing up between a Stevens and a Cube, I was told by my trusted shop who had both brands that people who want to show off go for a cube whereas riders who want a good value bike which delivers go for a Stevens.
That said, I never found Cube to be that flashy, rather they were visually loud but relatively generic as a brand and sit within the cluster of common German brands. Even over at Eurobike, Cube were always brand that had loud paint jobs but otherwise were very comparable. It means that 'innovation' is not a term I would associate with this brand. While they pushed their road bikes, it was Focus and Felt who remained a step ahead.
For reliability - I would say yes, as an established brand, reliability is something that the brand would strive to achieve however I will guess that they may be priced by 99 Bikes as a higher end bike so other brands will be vastly better value for money.
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