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"citizen142" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Not really as it is a new bike metric is the norm now. As for spares
> my mate and I go to Decathlon in Perpignan - they have their own
> repair shop and the mechanic there is a nice, friendly bloke. If you
> ride about in that area there is a really good bike shop in Ceres.
>
>
> "Trevor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "citizen142" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Trevor it is a trip that I do twice a year. In the past I have
>> traveled from South Wales to Stansted then to Perpignan. The truth
>> is
>> it easier to travel from - Doncaster, East Midlands or indeed any
>> flight that goes to Girona in Spain. If you have taken your bike
>> re-assemble it and ride not to Girona but (check this name out on
>> the
>> Spanish Rail site) Ruidallotts which is only 2 miles away. Get a
>> ticket to Port Bou (about 3.5 euros) or if you catch the right train
>> some go under the tunnel to Cebere in France. From there you can
>> catch
>> a train to Perpignan or indeed ride into Perpignan. Alternatively
>> spend a night here:
>>
>> http://www.hotelmargarit.com/website/eng/tarifes.asp
>>
>> and enjoy the 40 mile ride over the border to France.
>>
>> e-mail me for more info if you wish.
>>
>> "Trevor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Has anyone shipped a bike to France and if so can you recommend any
>> companies? How much did it cost?
>>
>> I have £206 from TNT which is twice the cost of the bike.
>>
> #
>
> Many thanks for your info - I go about 10 times a year. In the winter
> about
> once a month on my own on a £10 each way ticket from Stansted which is
> where
> I am flying from in a couple of weeks. When I go with the family,
> Doncaster
> (50 mins away) is easier to Gerona and then a hire car.
>
> This is a one way ticket with a brand new boxed bike, as bikes like
> everything else down there are so expensive.
>
> I am kinda assuming that when I need parts they will all be the same
> in
> France or am I making a fatal mistake here??
>
Thanks for the good info - we're at Olette BTW.
>
news:[email protected]...
> Not really as it is a new bike metric is the norm now. As for spares
> my mate and I go to Decathlon in Perpignan - they have their own
> repair shop and the mechanic there is a nice, friendly bloke. If you
> ride about in that area there is a really good bike shop in Ceres.
>
>
> "Trevor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
> "citizen142" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Trevor it is a trip that I do twice a year. In the past I have
>> traveled from South Wales to Stansted then to Perpignan. The truth
>> is
>> it easier to travel from - Doncaster, East Midlands or indeed any
>> flight that goes to Girona in Spain. If you have taken your bike
>> re-assemble it and ride not to Girona but (check this name out on
>> the
>> Spanish Rail site) Ruidallotts which is only 2 miles away. Get a
>> ticket to Port Bou (about 3.5 euros) or if you catch the right train
>> some go under the tunnel to Cebere in France. From there you can
>> catch
>> a train to Perpignan or indeed ride into Perpignan. Alternatively
>> spend a night here:
>>
>> http://www.hotelmargarit.com/website/eng/tarifes.asp
>>
>> and enjoy the 40 mile ride over the border to France.
>>
>> e-mail me for more info if you wish.
>>
>> "Trevor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> Has anyone shipped a bike to France and if so can you recommend any
>> companies? How much did it cost?
>>
>> I have £206 from TNT which is twice the cost of the bike.
>>
> #
>
> Many thanks for your info - I go about 10 times a year. In the winter
> about
> once a month on my own on a £10 each way ticket from Stansted which is
> where
> I am flying from in a couple of weeks. When I go with the family,
> Doncaster
> (50 mins away) is easier to Gerona and then a hire car.
>
> This is a one way ticket with a brand new boxed bike, as bikes like
> everything else down there are so expensive.
>
> I am kinda assuming that when I need parts they will all be the same
> in
> France or am I making a fatal mistake here??
>
Thanks for the good info - we're at Olette BTW.
>