View Single Post
Old 06-18-05, 06:00 AM
  #6  
drive-thru
built to spill
 
drive-thru's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: UK
Posts: 19
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Daniel,
I've been working my way towards getting a Mark V Pro frame imported straight from IRO.
Tony @ IRO has quoted me $90 US for the shipping, which was much less than I'd expected, but the tax/duty is a killer. I've been told that they take the total cost of the bike (or frame) and the shipping and add 13%, then 17.5% VAT. From an objective view, the frame is not worth the total amount with duty, but I love the look of it and have heard nothing but good things about the bike and the way Tony treats his customers. Plus I can't find anything in the UK which matches all of my criteria for a similar prices even with all the tax.
I'm mid-way through ordering the frame; Tony is checking stock.

A few months ago I asked HubJub if they still had any frames. Will isn't ordering another big batch and said that he can/would only import them in pairs. So if you want to build up the bike from a frame I could find out how much it would cost through HubJub - PM or email me if you're interested.
drive-thru is offline