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lo pros shouldnt have drops ever.

They should, if they are lo-lo-pro

that lo-pro would actually be very un-aero if you rode on the drops, your back would be at a ridiculous angle.

sexist

looking forward to seeing you build up that Makino Velocio, i was the person bidding against you for it but drew the line at $1000 :)

Just about to say, I won it but now what. Here's hoping that clamp-on brakes can fit the forks and that my girl will love it (as it doesn't fit me).

I was a bit rash buying it. I seldom to never win things, but I usually never attempt to buy things when I'm so broke.

This was just soooo beautiful. I had to see it if possible :)

clamp-ons should fit, just get the dia-compe aero profile, if it doesn't a simple retro fit should do the job

also if you think about selling it again ill buy it off you :)

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff11/vtek_yo/IMG_1865.jpg

Just about to say, I won it but now what. Here's hoping that clamp-on brakes can fit the forks and that my girl will love it (as it doesn't fit me).

I was a bit rash buying it. I seldom to never win things, but I usually never attempt to buy things when I'm so broke.

This was just soooo beautiful. I had to see it if possible :)

Time to extract a tithe from the forumengers. Demand tributes in things stamped NJS. It is the only way.

http://velospace.org/files/IMG_0548downsize.jpg

Love it!
Although, i would have all black bar tape :D

Nice one eddie.Prefer the Nag this way.

clamp-ons should fit, just get the dia-compe aero profile, if it doesn't a simple retro fit should do the job

also if you think about selling it again ill buy it off you :)

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff11/vtek_yo/IMG_1865.jpg

If you're in London I might just pass it on directly. I shouldn't have bought something I can't afford to build up. It will be sitting around for ages.

That said, I'll see whether my girl likes it first. She wants a geared bike, but her Thorn Audax would make a great geared bike so the idea is to get a nice fixed for her and convert the Thorn back to it's original purpose. I was fine hawking the Makino, but foolish in setting a top bid as high as I did, and you took me right to it ;) You should've said... we could've come to a deal :)

VB, you know that makino is a 54 right?
my size :)

Autti gets first dibs if Fizz doesn't want it.

And that fits you? I didn't realise you were so short ;)

My size too. I hope you don't get to heavily stung by customs for it.

It's used, why would customs care?

Love it!
Although, i would have all black bar tape :D

RAD RAD RAD RAD. I reckon it's one of my favourite bikes I've seen on the forum.

I like the mismatched tape tbh.

I don't want to be the bearer of bad news, but all imports (new or used goods) from outside the EU are subject to customs duty and vat over a certain value.

This page seems to summarise it: http://www.valvesntubes.co.uk/eBay-Import-UK

It's used, why would customs care?

I got stung for import duty AND post office handling charge on a slightly rusty very second-hand frame;made it not very good value.I hope and pray yours passes under the radar!

useful and disheartening information, good to know

What about the old trick of listing it as broken, for repair, which won't get taxed

you can just ask the guy to state the value of the frame at like 40 bucks. Yeah, spares or something.

You are legally responsible for the information on the declaration; therefore it is in your own interest to ensure, wherever possible, that the sender abroad makes a complete and accurate declaration.

AFAIK, you are committing a crime if you instruct a sender to undervalue the goods on the customs declaration.