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 4th January 2008 | #1 |
 | I'm off to NYC for a week in Feb. With the weak $$$ would it be worth my while buying a bike to bring back to London? What bike (£900ish limit, but rather speed much less coz i'm tight as fcuk)? Any hitches with bring it back? I'd need to buy a bag/box too, but I could use one anyway. Any tips much appreciated. If all else fails my old reliable Langster is still goin strong. |
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| 4th January 2008 | #4 |
 | Someone once told me that if you buy a bike overseas then ride it around for a bit and get it dirty while you're there it counts as 'used' and you don't have to pay duty on it when you come back to the UK. Same as if you lived overseas - you don't have to pay duty on your entire life's possessions - stuff you bought and used while abroad - when you move back to the UK. And anyway, other threads correctly state that you're pretty unlikely to get stopped coming through UK customs. |
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 | your way better off selling the old bike in the uk (weak dollar) if you want to bring a box over o avoid customs go for it, i think you should be ok caliming it was your the whole time, most people actuly hate doing any kind of work at their jobs. i dont know what your into, but i just spent some time in nyc, most of the time we hung out in willyb and park slope, or ate really good food. check out fixed.gr/nyc nice people |
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| 4th January 2008 | #7 |
| | NYC has weak dollar but expensive track bikes because it is about 100 times more popular than here. I'd go for things that are new and maybe complete bikes (eg Jamis Sonik, Bianchi Pista Concept). if you want deals. Second hand track stuff seems to not be much of a bargain. |
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| 4th January 2008 | #8 |
| | thanks guys. I posted in haste & hadnt seen pistonators similar thread. So between your comments & pistonators bits I've had a good shifty about the NY scene. See what you mean about some of the prices! But then you can get a Moth for small change too.....tho it doesnt quite ring my ding. Travelling with my family so only limited time to get to bikie shops, probably just limit myself to some shiny bit sand pieces, but i quite like that Bareknuckle..... |
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But then they do weigh an absolute tonne and are apparently a touch shoddy. (Was thinking about it myself. Shipping from the dude that makes 'em is about $90 to the UK.) | |
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| 5th January 2008 | #12 |
 | Yo holler when you get here. For 900squid you can buy all of fucking NY at this rate. Fuck man you could/should come home with a vigorelli, a bareknuckle, a few spartons, and a keirin frame or two! Well, maybe not that much but... Anyways, call me up at 1-9one7-87three-4two20 when you get here and I'd be more than glad to show you around. |
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