I didn,t bring brexit up,but my bike is delayed by months ,yet no price hike ,just a delay due to lockdowns.No extra taxes duties nothing,I would phone a few importers and ask them to itemise the costs and show how much we are paying for what.
yep an absolute bugger,thorns everywhere ,are they really cutting more or are we just so bloody bored we think they are cutting more because time is just dragging soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much
You seem to be determined to blame brexit Gary,you are aware there is aworld wide pandemic happening ?pretty much all raw materials from anywhere are getting more expensive.Fact 1 supply chains across the globe are in slomo
fact 2 guitars ,mountainbikes, fridgefreezers, and ,dental materials are...
Gary,I have been importing since 1993,EU and world wide ,not bikes I Grant you but what is your point.Are you an EU importer of bikes,are you simply complaining about prices,what is your particular issue ? I have done both,There are only a few changes ,forms and a minor number of financial...
yes I think it will be a good move for home grown.I love the way that brexit is blamed for so much...bollocks..Covid has far more to do with imports at the moment ,importing goods has happened for decades and it has never been a problem,200 countries on the planet and only 26 in the EU ,why oh...
I would agree with this,I have an import license for my bussiness and imports are quite the same ,no changes,no extra duties only an extra form to fill in so contrary to the brexit whingers it is no extra work ,however mikerb is right ,if you import from the EU ,under certain conditions the...
Nicho ,they were very comfy but they were truly awful,They leaked water badly even when new,the rear wheel bearings were about 1 inch diameter,I reckon the bearings in my hope hubs are bigger and they did like a drink,mainly because the pistons didn’t quite fit the bores.
They did have some very...
Many many years ago in a land far away,when I was 18 and doing an apprenticeship for british leyland,when they made austin allegros,a good mate of mine and myself were doing a day course at the local technical college.
We both had motorbikes ,he had a kawasaki kh250 And I had a honda 350 twin...
Ah yes and given a global pandemic ,who in their wildest nightmares would have thought that the default comfort blanket would be mountain bikes rather than alcohol...the world truly has gone mad
True,and lets not forget who mines the rare earth metals used in batteries.Some years ago someone in the motor industry stated that the rise and rise of electric vehicles would hand the motor industry to china “on a plate” I believe ,north america ,australia and china have the main reserves of...
I agree steve,I have posted above ,but I feel the same,I can drive 20 miles ,ride for hours with my wife,or mates,drive home see no-one,outside that carefully guarded group,what risk am I.
The pubs around my local area,were truly brilliant during the last round of restrictions,spaced...
Yes but when 94% of deaths are 75 years old + with the average age being 83 with underlying health issues ( ons stats) .
it does make me wonder who I personally am saving by not going out riding,I dont actually come in contact with anybody generally and certainly no-one in the typical...
Bambamoda,I don’t know about specific parts but most of the pivot bearings are pretty standard stock parts.Bearings and bushes are not bike specific.I am happy to be corrected but most full sus bikes electric or not use stock bearings.I would (when they are due for replacement) dismantle like...
Agreed steve ,but unfortunately there are young people like your daughter and partner who are having their lives and bussinesses ruined.I know people who have lost bussineses,homes,people who do look out for their elderly parents but cannot survive on lockdown any more.I am not condoning non...
Yes Steve ,this discussion has suddenly become totally pointless ? The only slight consolation is that with the appalling weather and the acres of mud I don’t feel quite so dissappointed at missing my biking.Probably wouldn;t be going out anyway which is quite sad.