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Hi John. If you follow that series of post a little further I reached that very conclusion, the price is very fair. As someone very new to the sport I'm still finding out the lay of the land; it's certainly more niche than anything else I've been involved in and that's reflected in kit availability across the board. I've certainly got no problem with an admin fee and what is a very modest donation to the LHBPA. The reason I went looking directly was more concerning postage and the fact that as I'm not working I'm having to be an ultra tight wad at the moment. If it wasn't the case that we had players heading down to the big smoke in the next few days it could have gotten a bit awkward but as it is everything is good.
Hopefully as the scene grows there will be more designs and suppliers and perhaps a UK distribution system will evolve. It would be great for both players and small manufacturers to be able to web order through existing channels like we can for standard bike parts. Maybe as Manchester grows we can take a role in this process and act as a hub for NW players in much the way the London crew do at the moment.
Many thanks for making this kit available in the UK and for all your help so far.
Chris.