ALTADENA, CA, October 27, 2003— Best Bike BuysTM (www.bestbikebuys.com), the first online comparison shopping site for bikes, bicycle components and accessories and a service of Best Web Buys, today announced the site now compares prices across 20 online bike merchants on more than 10,000 bicycle related parts. The newest bike store partners are Bike Somewhere, Performance Nutritionals, Web Cyclery, Bike Smart, MTB Store, buy.com, Airbomb and Western Bikeworks.
“2003 has been a year of growth for Best Bike Buys,” said Steve Loyola, president and founder of Best Web Buys. “We have added 7 new partner stores to our service and launched the largest online directory of manufacturers of bicycles, bicycle components and accessories. We are continuing our mission to bring bike enthusiasts the best prices and the most detailed information possible whether they are looking to purchase or need to track down a manufacturer.”
Best Bike Buys’ directory contains over 750 manufacturers with links back to the manufacturers’ web sites. Each entry in Best Bike Buys’ directory describes the types of goods and services provided by the manufacturer. The directory was designed to assist consumers looking for manufacturers of specialty bikes, components and accessories as well as to assist them in locating warranty service or replacement parts.
Quick comprehensive searches
Once at BestBikeBuys.com consumers can search by keyword, product category or manufacturer. The Best Bike Buys search lists stores that carry the item as well as the price. The site also details a list of “Hot Deals” offered by their bike store partners for additional savings. There are currently 32 “Hot Deals” listed.
A quick comparison of four of the most popular items searched for at Best Bike Buys demonstrates the savings possible. The Camelbak M.U.L.E. hydration system, the Polar S720i monitoring system, the Giro Pneumo ’04 helmet, and Crank Brothers Egg Beater SS ’03 pedal have a combined manufacturers suggested list price (MSRP) of $719.98. A search at Best Bike Buys finds these four items selling for $590.66, a savings of $129.32 over MSRP.
Awards and Accolades
Over the last six years, the Best Web Buys family has received accolades from a number of sources including Forbes “Best of the Web”, PC World , The Today Show, Money, Smart Money, USA Weekend, PC Magazine, Cool Site of the Year Awards, and CoolShopping.com.
About Best Web Buys
Best Web Buys’ five product specific sites -- Best Book BuysÒ, Best Music Buys, Best Video Buys, Best Bike Buys and now Best Electronic Buys -- compare prices, shipping and availability of more than 2 million titles and items at dozens of online stores including Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Barnes and Noble (NYSE: BNBN), half.com, Powell’s, and buy.com. Best Web Buys was founded in 1997 by Steve Loyola, a former Jet Propulsion Laboratory computer scientist. The company is located at 2400 Lincoln Avenue, Altadena, California, 91001 and can be reached at 626.296.6260.
