Bah, nothing good at the show for me. So I went and spent my money elsewhere. Will post the pics of the new stuff once the cannondale is all built up with it's new parts. Mtb with dirt drops, sexy. Should have my wifes (and for me of course) s/s commuter built up soon as well. Good times await.

I got some *****'n new Specialized Expert shoes at the show from Duke's. Their line is that the store is still re-opening in the same old location; however, they're looking for a nearby place to rent so they can do business around April. Good luck to them.

My opinion of the show was ... meh. The Winterbourne track bikes and Mike's Motobecane were real highlights for me as well, but the show was very boring on the whole. I guess you had to be looking for a new ride to be really excited. Trek was clearing out a 57cm Sarthe for $1199 and Duke's had a Cannondale cyclocross bike for $999, which I was really tempted to buy.

Overall impression: too much carbon fiber, not enough imagination.

I <3 Portland. So many great teams.

http://teamsofportland.com/

Carbon fibre owns kergin!

I've had duty charged on one of my orders, so buy one tire at a time. From what i've read, anything over $50 is likely to be hit by duty.

There was a trek with the WW2 spitfire shark paintjob that I found amusing, carbon or not.

When you say duties, is this the brokerage + tax or seperate on top of that? How was tarck 1?

Too many hours at the show. I miss the old days when the show was all about digging thru random boxes of mixed up stuff to find the gems.
A couple of folks have asked recently about budget tri/tt bikes. We have a used Litespeed Ultimate with Syntace bars and 9sp Dura-Ace for $999. Its in excellent shape, best bit of used gear I have seen. 54cm. Goldsprints have been interesting...everything from 10 year old girls to 75 year old guys going head to head. Good times

How old's the ultimate?
Sounds like a great deal.

Yeah- I was dissapointed that there wasn't even a sportswap booth. For the stuff they had there vs the deals it's pretty much internet shopping in person. It is nice to get out and check out who has what and see a bunch of folks though.

Brokerage and tax. On small orders I don't get any charges.

I didn't get to Track 1 because of the snow. :(

Where is this for sale?

Duty is a set % charge of the price of the product. Brokerage is how much some company is screwing you to bring the package into the country. Taxes are what I paid on the bike swag I bought at your store today.

Best way to find out is to call Canada customs and ask what the duties are on the product, and ship USPS/Canada Post. Way cheaper brokerage fees.

Yeah, some people use the term customs/duties interchangeably and they're sort of ambiguous sometimes. I order off PBK all the time and usually don't even get charged anything.

Some companies include all extra charges in the shipping price. I like those companies.

Well, here it is! I <3 Zippered. Ya'll be two chevrons behind me!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2057/...a6947492_m.jpg

Also check out the Flickr for a few more pics of the Truenorth and Masi. sorry the photo quality is pretty uninspired: http://www.flickr.com/photos/83074031@N00/2319385863/
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2172/...dd2f96eb_m.jpg

http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/597851565.html Interesting... my old conversion has gone back on the market less than a year after I sold it. Has anyone ever had this happen to them? There must be some good stories out there.

That jersey + the Masi - I like it. Urbane had one which was considerably better dressed than the one on your Flickr. I don't know if you saw it, but the thing was rocking blue Deep Vs and orange tires.

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I didn't catch the name of the booth selling it, but someone had a beautiful yellow or orange Serotta. Damn, those are some fine bikes.

that was the purdy masi

only thing i didnt like was the brake lever

My thoughts exactly. There were probably some good deals to be had if you have no connections and are looking for a complete bike. Parts was pretty much useless.. and I already get a good team discount at Cycle Solutions. meh. It was nice to ogle some bike pr0n though since I *do* like all the blingy new stuff. Mmmmm.. SRAM Red!

as for the Masi.. meh, Cycle Therapy's Motobecane pwned the orange bike scene. :)

i know that dude. he has recently turned into a bike collecting addict and has to clear out a bit. not that anyone here would possibly understand such an affliction. . .

That masi comes with two brake levers by default

Are there any issues with taking in back packs & water bottles? I forget from last time.

Man we are we getting hit hard here!

I took in a backpack and a waterbottle.

you truly are a tulip in bloom, mark

Yes, that happened to me but the guy was asking for a lot more money than I sold it for. Is that also the case here? $500 for that bike seems pretty high.

That is not a real Masi. It is a corporate, made in Taiwan generic bike, with a name that represents a long-gone era when high end racing bikes were built by hand by craftsmen. The original Masi is long gone.

That jersey on the other hand is top notch!

Natch!

Great, since I'm driving there Sunday AM.

the masi frame looks a hell of a lot like the khs 100 up close. i'd imagine some factory in taiwan is making a tidy sum selling decals...

the only real deal i saw was a khs SS 29er for $350. otherwise it was all nike road shoes! nike, nike, nike!

oh yeah, wes i sat on your bike whilst naked. enjoy.

My first conversion - an old Bianchi Strada (exactly like the one Cam donated to my friend Jordan last year - thanks Cam!) went to a guy via craigslist at some point last year or the year before...

This summer, a guy from around here emailed me to ask for advice on off the shelf bikes and I sent him a list of stuff he could get but also told him to check out craigslist for suitable road frames... Sure enough, he ended up with my old Bianchi that the guy never ended up building up. Fortunately, he paid exactly what I sold it for which wasn't much...