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From: kehoe@reed.UUCP (Dave Kehoe)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Buying bicycles in France
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Date: Sat, 11-May-85 01:05:59 EDT
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My only advice is that French bikes are not as
good as Japanese bikes, in terms of
engineering and workmanship and quality control.
But if the dollar's strong, you should be able
to get a good deal on a bicycle over there.
If you don't know a lot about bicycles, you'll
be best off if you go to a good bike shop and
have a knowledgeable salesperson help you find
the bicycle that's right for you -- something
that may be hard to do in a foreign country.

The best French bicycle that I've seen is the
Gitane "Gran Tour", which sells here for around
$300.