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Badger
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:07 pm    Post subject: Carbon frames from Hong Kong Reply with quote
In the market for a new TT frame

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/skcycling/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

These are all sent from Hong Kong. Seeing as nearly all carbon frames are made in China what's the harm in buying one of these. The seller has a good rating.

Presumably I'll be liable for import duty but still might be worth it.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 2:51 pm    Post subject: Re: Carbon frames from Hong Kong Reply with quote
Badger wrote:
In the market for a new TT frame

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/skcycling/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

These are all sent from Hong Kong. Seeing as nearly all carbon frames are made in China what's the harm in buying one of these. The seller has a good rating.

Presumably I'll be liable for import duty but still might be worth it.
Looks like the Karbona frame. Have a look on here http://www.demoncycles.co.uk/ at the NEO TT. The importer is a member of our club.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 3:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Looks nice Badger. Did you go for it? Tempted myself tbh.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 4:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Davey C wrote:
Looks nice Badger. Did you go for it? Tempted myself tbh.


Not worth it as you have to add import duty at 14% (including delivery costs) then add VAT at 17.5%, so the £540 Karbona frame will cost over £800.

The Karbona frame seems to be sold a lot in this country, just resprayed etc., and at the moment some shops are selling them for less than £700. Looks a nice frame but I’ll be buying from a UK bike shop.
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