Anybody in the Netherlands? 🇳🇱

[synchronicity]

I would like to purchase a little part (riesel design headset top cap) to complete a build.
This bikeshop in Holland has it but doesn't answer my email about postage to Australia.
They just list shipping to Belgium & the Netherlands.

You know how it is.
Can somebody help out with this perhaps?

 

[grantoury]

Which shop is this?

 

[synchronicity]

www.rings-goirle.nl

 

[grantoury]

I would try to get one from Bike-components in Germany. They do quote shipping costs to Australia. The Dutch website is too small to take on business like that. First and foremost they are a brick and morter bicycle shop who have a small website going.

rie:sel stem:cap Top Cap 1 1/8" - 2020 Model

The top cap by rie:sel beautifies your cockpit and will attract all eyes. Technical Information:Material:CarbonSize:1 1/8"Tightening Torque (max.):5 NmFeatures:countersunk bolt made of aluminiumsuitable for Road and MTBManufacturer Number:RH-D0 Conte

www.bike-components.de

 

[synchronicity]

They are not selling the version that I'm after.

 

[synchronicity]

Oké, ik heb een Nederlands afleveradres weten te bemachtigen.
Maar nu heb ik geen Nederlandse bankrekening om de bestelling te verwerken.

 

[grantoury]

Oké, ik heb een Nederlands afleveradres weten te bemachtigen.
Maar nu heb ik geen Nederlandse bankrekening om de bestelling te verwerken.

Surely you can transfer money to a Dutch bank account from Australia??

 

[synchronicity]

I'd probably have to have a Dutch SIM card or something...

 

[grantoury]

I don't understand the problem. Is it your own bank that is problematic?

 

[synchronicity]

Yes.
Ironically I have an ING account but they don't do international transfers (even though ING is Dutch lol).

I tried for over an hour online with Western Union, gave up, went to the post office to sort out the same thing, gave up, came home, tried wise, gave up, tried moneygram, gave up, and eventually came back to Western Union by which time the bugs had been sorted out.

Honestly. It has taken close to 2 hours to get this transfer sorted.
It reminded me of how we used to live and get parts from overseas in the nineties.

I got a Dutch mailing address with dutchmailer.com

I think we're all a bit OCD with these parts, seriously.