Buying gear whilst overseas

[Walrus]

I'm heading over to Europe (Italy, France, UK) in September. Am I likely
to find any good deals there? I'm in the market for a new road bike and
I'm wondering whether I'll find some bargains on the local produce eg
Colnago. If not bikes, then maybe parts or accessories eg Campagnolo.

Any ideas?



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[byron27]

Not sure about bikes though i know Nalini has an outlet shop near its
factory which has bargain basement prices.

Bike bags are also cheaper in europe, i found.



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[byron27]

Walrus wrote:
> Where is the Nalini factory?


how did i know that was going to be the next question!

Im not sure and only read about this in an old bike magazine i had. I
bet if you check out the nalini website you should be able to find the
info you require.

www.nalini.com

the english version wasnt working when i just tried it. Maybe it is down
or just my server, not sure.



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[byron27]

Walrus wrote:
> Yeah, I tried the same thing and could only access Italian...thanks
> for the info.



Maybe ask the question on the road racing forum. Im sure someone would
have some info for you.



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[Walrus]

byron27 wrote:
> Not sure about bikes though i know Nalini has an outlet shop near its
> factory which has bargain basement prices.
> Bike bags are also cheaper in europe, i found.


Where is the Nalini factory?



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[Walrus]

byron27 wrote:
> how did i know that was going to be the next question!
> Im not sure and only read about this in an old bike magazine i had. I
> bet if you check out the nalini website you should be able to find the
> info you require.
> www.nalini.com
> the english version wasnt working when i just tried it. Maybe it is down
> or just my server, not sure.


Yeah, I tried the same thing and could only access Italian...thanks
for the info.



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[NickZX6R]

Walrus wrote:
> I'm heading over to Europe (Italy, France, UK) in September. Am I likely
> to find any good deals there? I'm in the market for a new road bike and
> I'm wondering whether I'll find some bargains on the local produce eg
> Colnago. If not bikes, then maybe parts or accessories eg Campagnolo.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
>
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>
>

I was in UK about 18 months ago and I was hoping there'd be some
bargains.

All the stuff I looked at was either the same price as here or a bit
more expensive, so in the end it wasn't worth buying anything.

I didn't look real close so maybe you'll be in luck.

You'd think that Italy would be the place to get Italian made
stuff cheaper than here.

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Nick

 

[Bert L.am]

"NickZX6R" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
news:[email protected]...
> Walrus wrote:
> > I'm heading over to Europe (Italy, France, UK) in September. Am I likely
> > to find any good deals there? I'm in the market for a new road bike and
> > I'm wondering whether I'll find some bargains on the local produce eg
> > Colnago. If not bikes, then maybe parts or accessories eg Campagnolo.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> >
>
> I was in UK about 18 months ago and I was hoping there'd be some
> bargains.
>
> All the stuff I looked at was either the same price as here or a bit
> more expensive, so in the end it wasn't worth buying anything.
>
> I didn't look real close so maybe you'll be in luck.
>
> You'd think that Italy would be the place to get Italian made
> stuff cheaper than here.
>
> --
> Nick


When in Italy, you should try a small shop in a small town for a nice price
bike.
Clothing will be very expensive in Italy, as they tend to spend a lot on all
their clothing.
To my experience, the German market is by far the most competitive.
These people: www.roserversand.de ship all over the world. They are just
across the NL-Ge border, 70 km from where I live ("A bridge too far" area in
NL). I use the catalogue as reference for cheap or not cheap.

cheers.

Bert L. from NL

 

[Steve]

as previous posters have alluded you will find mailorder is cheap in Europe
but most stores are not.
Italy is pretty expensive for everything bikes, plus cappucinos, petrol
etc. I was amazed that Italy was dearer than Switzerland, maybe something
to do with supporting the peasants in the South.
"Bert L.am" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "NickZX6R" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
> news:[email protected]...
> > Walrus wrote:
> > > I'm heading over to Europe (Italy, France, UK) in September. Am I
likely
> > > to find any good deals there? I'm in the market for a new road bike
and
> > > I'm wondering whether I'll find some bargains on the local produce eg
> > > Colnago. If not bikes, then maybe parts or accessories eg Campagnolo.
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I was in UK about 18 months ago and I was hoping there'd be some
> > bargains.
> >
> > All the stuff I looked at was either the same price as here or a bit
> > more expensive, so in the end it wasn't worth buying anything.
> >
> > I didn't look real close so maybe you'll be in luck.
> >
> > You'd think that Italy would be the place to get Italian made
> > stuff cheaper than here.
> >
> > --
> > Nick
>
>
> When in Italy, you should try a small shop in a small town for a nice
price
> bike.
> Clothing will be very expensive in Italy, as they tend to spend a lot on
all
> their clothing.
> To my experience, the German market is by far the most competitive.
> These people: www.roserversand.de ship all over the world. They are just
> across the NL-Ge border, 70 km from where I live ("A bridge too far" area
in
> NL). I use the catalogue as reference for cheap or not cheap.
>
> cheers.
>
> Bert L. from NL
>
>

 

[hippy]

Walrus wrote:
> I'm heading over to Europe (Italy, France, UK) in September. Am I likely
> to find any good deals there? I'm in the market for a new road bike and
> I'm wondering whether I'll find some bargains on the local produce eg
> Colnago. If not bikes, then maybe parts or accessories eg Campagnolo.
> Any ideas?



I was in Europe in April (Italy, Germany, UK) and the prices for gear
that I spotted were all more expsensive than here. Mind you, I probably
only found some of the bigger stores..

www.thehippy.net/gallery/ has pics of the holiday for the curious.

hippy



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[rickster]

Walrus <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I'm heading over to Europe (Italy, France, UK) in September. Am I likely
> to find any good deals there? I'm in the market for a new road bike and
> I'm wondering whether I'll find some bargains on the local produce eg
> Colnago. If not bikes, then maybe parts or accessories eg Campagnolo.
>
> Any ideas?
>

For bike "consumables" i.e tyres, cleats, clothes (espeicially Ag2r
and Cofidis:


Decathlon

(www.decathlon.com)



When I was in Europe in 2002, I was buying Michelin ProRace for AU$
50 each, Look cleats for AU$ 12. They had Look Pedal cleat sets for
AU$ 75.00, and it goes on. I'm back in Europe in August and hope to
buy up big.

They are not big stockers of non-consumables, such as group set
components and bars, stems etc, and they only sell Decathlon brand
bikes.