thanks for the reply, but you are right, there seem to be little idiosyncrancies of each country, whether its a type of reflector here, the association of right and left caliper brakes, and certain warning labels. I have just been doing alot of research, and most country's bike standards are not readily accessible (like they are $200 to read a 30 page PDF). I was just hoping to see if anyone had any experience in comparing bikes of different countries.