uniycle.uk.com cheaper ?

From the US I've ordered from UDC.uk . The UDC.uk list prices include a
~15% adder for something called VAT (tax) which at least in the US you
don't have to pay on some (all?) items. I now order from the uk as if
they are in the states. The only problem is that when I decide to buy
something, I have a hard time waiting for UDC.uk to reply to my email
for the shipping prices. I'd like to work something out with Roger
there, so that I can just order without waiting for the exact cost of
shipping to complete the order. I'll have to email UDC.uk and ask
about this.

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VAT (value added tax) is charged at 17.5% currently. VAT is applied to
everything except:food, books, children's clothes, safety gear
(includes helmets but not body armour) and other stuff that i can't
remember right now, so pretty much everything on UDC will have it
already added, so you can remove just short of 15% from the list prices
(ok now i've done that calculation i see why Chrashing said ~15%)
Something as small and light as a CF base should be ok for shipping
from the US, i got a torker giraffe from california to Britain for $30
USD last year, it's bloody big and heavy so if you can find the right
deal a seat base should be much less. Roger is usually very good about
replying to emails, i guess it just takes him a few days to actually
find out what the price is.

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BTW, I just converted to a CF seat base this week. Amy at UDC.us
suggested that I get a new cover and not use the old cover. I am really
glad I took the advice because I don't know how I would have attached
the old cover the CF, and have since found it necessary to remove the
cover. I got the KH fusion cover.

Also I found the broken stiffener had a metal shim underneath at the
post mount. I think it was a good idea that I used this shim with the
CF base to hold the post bolts making use of the square holes for the
head of the bolts. Also I used flat washers and square filed holes at
the front handle. Filing the square hole is easy.

You probably know but there are excellent instructions at the GB4
site.

It's cool that Roger (of UDC) manufactures the CF seat base. It is
expensive material, but the result is light and solid. A nice project
for a night.

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Chrashing said:

From the US I've ordered from UDC.uk . The UDC.uk list prices include a
~15% adder for something called VAT (tax) which at least in the US you
don't have to pay on some (all?) items. I now order from the uk as if
they are in the states. The only problem is that when I decide to buy
something, I have a hard time waiting for UDC.uk to reply to my email
for the shipping prices. I'd like to work something out with Roger
there, so that I can just order without waiting for the exact cost of
shipping to complete the order. I'll have to email UDC.uk and ask
about this.

Ken,

Sorry you think that we are slow in replying to emails about shipping.
We do try to keep on top of things. Let explain the process. First we
have to get the email, remember we are up to 8 hours ahead of you, so
often we don't get emails from US and Canada until our evenings. Then
when we get in the office we then need to take the items that you have
requested a quotation on, pack them so we have a volume and weight (yes
we have to have both!). Then take them to the post room which is not
owned by us, get a shipping quotation from them. We then can send you
an email, we give the cost of the item as shipped which is removing the
17.5% UK sales tax along with the cost of shipping (non EU countries
do not pay our sales taxes but may have to pay their own countries
taxes). We do not give an exact cost in anything other than UK Pounds
because our shopping cart works on the current exchange rate and this
varies. The whole process can easily take a single man hour per order,
I have had difficult multi item order that have taken 8 hours of work!
this is sometimes time that can not be spared, but we do try.
Unfortunately as you can see it is something can not be automated and
keep the shipping costs down. So please be patient with us when asking
for quotations.

To reply about the cost of the CF bases. We have them manufactured
here and personally I think that they are very expensive, so I have
what is only a small margin on them. This does mean though that other
retailers who don't have the option of just collecting them from the
manufacturer have to also pay shipping on them.... it means we are
going to be cheaper. Sorry. Also be warned, there has just been a
price increase in the manufacturing cost of them so cost has
increased.

Roger

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Quoted message said:

Also be warned, there has just been a price increase in the
manufacturing cost of them so cost has increased.

yeah the 1st one was a couple years ago ( several more minor increases
after that as well).....what was weird is it happened over here in USA
right as the KH seats became available, almost the same day.

that leads to conspriracy.

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rogeratunicycledotcom said:

Ken,

Sorry you think that we are slow in replying to emails about shipping.
... Roger

I am sorry Roger that my note was not accurate. You are not slow, I
didn't mean sound like I am complaining about UDC.uk. My post should
have read more like, I have a problem waiting, meaning that when I want
to order something, I'm like a squirrel on crack, I don't want to wait
for anything. So it's hard for me to wait through the necessary global
time difference.

You have always responded in a timely fashion and have been helpful
with my orders. I still am surprised how you got that UDC gel seat at
my door the 3rd day after I ordered it.

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Just buy the CF from bedfordunicycles ... it's a candain company and
there prices are really good !

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All in all, it was cheaper for me to order a CF base from uni.UK (the
source) than from uni.COM or Bedford and have it shipped to the US.

Roger, you and whoever else make those bases are wonderful. Thanks for
those low margins! I bet you dont even make any money off them. Thats
really taking one for the team. Its understandable if prices have to go
up.

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