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From: wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin )
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Buying bicycles in France
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Date: Mon, 13-May-85 16:26:22 EDT
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Wouldn't the Common Market (EEC) trade regulations make Italian and other
European bicycles just about as cheap (or expensive :-) to buy in France
as in their native countries? Surely French cyclists have as much interest
in imported bikes and parts as American cyclists do? So just because the
poster might be buying the bikes in France wouldn't mean that they would
necessarily be buying French-made bikes (though admittedly that is what
the original posting asked!). Maybe it would be better to recommend the
best buys in Italian or other European bikes that would subsequently be
repairable/maintainable back in the US?

Will