Just wanted to brag... ;)

hippy said:

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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hippy said:

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 said:

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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