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Tim123
Joined: 01 Apr 2004
Posts: 252
Location: Adelaide11/28/14 5:36 AM |
Arts has always had fairly expensive shipping (to Australia) so by the time I pay for initial shipping, the insurance and the cost to ship the faulty tire back to them, probably just cheaper to buy one somewhere else in the first place.
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ErikS
Joined: 19 May 2005
Posts: 8337
Location: Slowing boiling over in the steamy south, Global Warming is real11/28/14 8:00 AM |
The only reason I would purchase it would be for tubies and they don't cover that.
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Brian Nystrom
Joined: 26 Jan 2004
Posts: 5101
Location: Nashua, NH11/28/14 9:29 AM |
It's only good for 60 days
It's a cute idea, but it doesn't strike me as a good deal. The odds of a catastrophic tire failure within 60 days of purchase are pretty low. You'd probably be better off to spend the $5.00 on scratch tickets. ;-)
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ErikS
Joined: 19 May 2005
Posts: 8337
Location: Slowing boiling over in the steamy south, Global Warming is real11/28/14 2:43 PM |
Unless it is the summer time. I can wear out a set of tires in 60 days easily. June and July here are high mileage months for me.
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April
Joined: 13 Dec 2003
Posts: 6593
Location: Westchester/NYC11/28/14 5:29 PM |
The whole idea of "insuring" something as inexpensive as a pair of tires are just plain silly. You'll do just as well buying lottery. (or as Brian pointed out, spend that $5 on scratch tickets)
It wouldn't surprise me that Arts Cyclery puts the "premiums" on scratch tickets and come out ahead after paying off any "claims" (if any at all)!
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