Buying in Germany

[Greyfx2]

I will be spending 3 weeks in Germany starting mid-July and am interested in
checking out 2 possiblities (in addition to the possibility of taking my bike):
1) Buying used and possibly reselling (with help of
daughter living in Germany), or 2) Buying new and
bringing bike home to US.

Lots of questions here ..... if you can answer all or some,
feel free to reply directly to my email.

2) A bike shop in the area of Tuebingen or Stuttgart that
would have a selection of new or used bents?
3) "Duty" issues/rates for purchasing a new/used bike
overseas and bringing back to US (does it matter if the
"new" bike would have 200-300 miles by the time I return?
4) Any possibility for a direct purchase of a bike such as
ActionBent and having shipped directly to my daughter?
5) any possibilties for a 3-week bent rental"
6) Anyone's crystal ball telling you what exchange rates
will be doing????
7) Other suggestions? (my preferences are: SWB, USS, rear
suspension, < 35 lbs)

 

[John Sigg]

When I started reading your email, I thought I had written
it as I am going to Tuttlingen (same city, diff.
spelling??) for 3 weeks this summer starting the end of June
and ending around your arrival. I would appreciate any and
all information as well...I would love to rent a bent while
there. I might even take a trip up to the M5 factory but it
is a distance (~450
mi.)

John "GreyFx2" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:20040321162338.01087.00000117@mb-
m02.aol.com...
> I will be spending 3 weeks in Germany starting mid-July
> and am interested
in
> checking out 2 possiblities (in addition to the
> possibility of taking my
bike):
> 1) Buying used and possibly reselling (with help of
> daughter living in Germany), or 2) Buying new and
> bringing bike home to US.
>
> Lots of questions here ..... if you can answer all or
> some, feel free to
reply
> directly to my email.
>
> 1) A bike shop in the area of Tuebingen or Stuttgart that
> would have a selection of new or used bents?
> 2) "Duty" issues/rates for purchasing a new/used bike
> overseas and
bringing
> back to US (does it matter if the "new" bike would have
> 200-300 miles by
the
> time I return?
> 3) Any possibility for a direct purchase of a bike such
> as ActionBent and having shipped directly to my
> daughter?
> 4) any possibilties for a 3-week bent rental"
> 5) Anyone's crystal ball telling you what exchange rates
> will be
doing????
> 6) Other suggestions? (my preferences are: SWB, USS, rear
> suspension, < 35
lbs)

 

[Kurt Fischer]

GreyFx2 <[email protected]> wrote:

> 1) A bike shop in the area of Tuebingen or Stuttgart that
> would have a selection of new or used bents?

http://www.pedalkraft.de/

Located in Ditzingen near Stuttgart

> 3) Any possibility for a direct purchase of a bike such
> as ActionBent and having shipped directly to my
> daughter?

http://www.recumbent.de/

The German seller of Tsunamis(ActionBents), prices seem to
be higher than in the States.

Sometimes Tsunamis appear on ebay.de Here's the link for
ebay search "Liegerad" (recumbent):

http://makeashorterlink.com/?M23D23CC7

Good luck!

Kurt