Just wanted to brag... ;)

Germany has some kick ass bike and PT systems! Bike lanes here in Munic
run everywhere a road or footpath does and they are a decent size. Ital
is insane - Iäd be scared in a car let alone a bike

The bikes aren,t all cool like most of ours.. just for commuting mostl
I guess.. some real ****ters ;

MANY people have those trekking bars in Munich

In case zou are wondering what the hell I am doing online instead o
something touristy.. lets just say, free `net plus drinking from many 1
beer glasses with a bunch of aussies you found in a beer hall on th
other side of the world can lead to some nasty feelings the next day! :

alfidezen (or something) zee hipp

P.S. Where are all the bike shops in these places?!?! Ive only found
here - none in Rome, Florence or Venice.. If anyone has th
addresses of any shops in Berlin.. i#ll be there tomorrow.. price
seem higher than oz generally..


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hippy wrote:
Italy is insane - Iäd be scared in a car let alone a bike!
P.S. Where are all the bike shops in these places?!?! Ive only found 2
here - none in Rome, Florence or Venice.. If anyone has the
addresses of any shops in Berlin.. i#ll be there tomorrow.. prices
seem higher than oz generally...



Hippy where were you riding in Italy - on the autostrada? Once you get
out of cities, Italian cycling feels much safer than here. I remember
using 2 good bike shops in Florence, can't remember where they were
though. You will really need your wet weather gear to ride your bile
in Venice:-)



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On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 21:59:16 +0000, hippy wrote:

P.S. Where are all the bike shops in these places?!?! Ive only found 2
here - none in Rome, Florence or Venice.. If anyone has the
addresses of any shops in Berlin.. i#ll be there tomorrow.. prices
seem higher than oz generally...

If you want to see some touring bike + camping / trekking gear
get yourself out to Globetrotter.de - catch the UBahn out
to Rathaus-Steglitz(sp?) It's about 2 shops down from the lift
up from the metro.

We never saw any other bike shops in Berlin, but didn't look very hard.
The bratwurst in a bun outside the (name?) central station are excellent!

have fun,
-kt

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hippy wrote:
P.S. Where are all the bike shops in these places?!?!


hey, hipze

many of the (especially northern) european shops arent set up like here
Look 'behind' the shops, as youre used to seeing them here. organised s
that the parking and many shop fronts are out the back of the street an
the street is left to the mad traffic (just dont mention the war :-P

how many bikes have you bought so far

(FD/AH


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