Competitive Cyclist - Reviews and experiences

I just bought a carbon saddle from this online shop, and I gotta say, I was pretty disappointed. Turns out they were charging more than the manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) for the saddle. I did some digging and found that the saddle was going for $479.99 on the manufacturer's website, but over at Competitive Cyclist, they were selling it for $529.99. They didn't even bother explaining the price difference, which left me feeling kinda cheated as a customer. Plus, I learned that their price matching policy has some annoying restrictions that just make it not worth the hassle. Overall, I definitely won't be shopping at Competitive Cyclist again because of their dodgy pricing tactics.

I recently splurged on a fancy new wheelset from Competitive Cyclist and was pretty stoked about their rewards program at first. But man, was I let down when I discovered all the limitations and restrictions it came with. I really wish they had given me a heads up about their strict rules on getting rewards for sale items before I made my purchase. Unlike other sites that give rewards even on sale stuff, Competitive Cyclist zilch you if the product's on sale, no matter how small the discount. The only way to snag rewards on sale items is by hitting this "gearhead" summit level, which means you've gotta make even more purchases. And let me tell ya, the perks at this level are not that great and seem to benefit the company more than us customers.