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"Simon Mason" wrote in message
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I knew I shouldn't have dabbed in time trials - the expense! ;-) This thing
just arrived from the USA this morning.

Oooh...(groans and trembles slightly)
I don't even ride time trials and I want one.

You really should tidy up that hosepipe though.
Peter

Paul Boyd writes:

On 01/12/2006 17:53, Simon Mason said,

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/page513.htm

Oi! There's no bell on that shopper :-)

And why is it plugged in...?

Roos

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Simon Mason wrote:
I knew I shouldn't have dabbed in time trials - the expense! ;-) This thing
just arrived from the USA this morning. Just to show how my earlier distrust
of HM Customs and Excise was justified, I imported an Italian road bike
earlier this year from the USA which I'd bought on e-bay for 700 quid. I was
stung for 230 UKP in duty and tax.

I shuddered at what this would cost me in tax. It's an 06 brand new model
which was 5300 USD list price, which I got for 1700 quid on e-bay.

I'd have thought for that sort of money you'd get a few more spokes.
The frame's not even made of real metal ...

"Rob Morley" wrote in message
I'd have thought for that sort of money you'd get a few more spokes.
The frame's not even made of real metal ...

I know - my wife said it was like a kid's plastic toy bike from Toys R Us!

--
Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

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Simon Mason wrote:

"Rob Morley" wrote in message
I'd have thought for that sort of money you'd get a few more spokes.
The frame's not even made of real metal ...

I know - my wife said it was like a kid's plastic toy bike from Toys R Us!

We don't grow up, we just buy bigger more expensive toys ...

in message , Simon Mason
') wrote:

I knew I shouldn't have dabbed in time trials - the expense! ;-) This
thing just arrived from the USA this morning. Just to show how my earlier
distrust of HM Customs and Excise was justified, I imported an Italian
road bike earlier this year from the USA which I'd bought on e-bay for
700 quid. I was stung for 230 UKP in duty and tax.

I shuddered at what this would cost me in tax. It's an 06 brand new model
which was 5300 USD list price, which I got for 1700 quid on e-bay.
Customs didn't even bother to look beneath all the wrapping and slapped a
"mere" 210 pounds on it which was less than I paid on the 700 quid bike!
Just shows how they simply pluck these figures out of thin air. Still,
can't complain - just need to step up the training for next season so I
don't look even more of a berk than usual.

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/page513.htm

Oh, very nice - apart from that cheap nasty Japanese groupset!

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(Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

;; single speed mountain bikes: for people who cycle on flat mountains.

Simon Mason wrote on 01/12/2006 17:53 +0100:
Customs
didn't even bother to look beneath all the wrapping and slapped a "mere" 210
pounds on it which was less than I paid on the 700 quid bike! Just shows how
they simply pluck these figures out of thin air.

Be grateful - they charged you less on both bikes than they should have.

--
Tony

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Rob Morley wrote on 01/12/2006 19:27 +0100:

I'd have thought for that sort of money you'd get a few more spokes.
The frame's not even made of real metal ...

Worse than that the rear wheel is too big and has worn away part of the
seat tube.

--
Tony

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wildly inaccurate..."
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Simon Mason came up with the following;:

look even more of a berk than usual.



http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/page513.htm

That can only make anyone look like a real hero, 'specially if you get some
'Team' colours ...

Actually I'm dead envious, that looks gorgeous.

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Paul ...
(8(|) Homer Rules ..... Doh !!!

How much does it weigh?

No, don't tell me.

Jc