Bikes not sold in the US

[FoShizzle]

Lapierres are super ghey French bikes.

The one bike I may get one day is the Devinci.....might do some research when i go to Canada next as to how I can get one back most easily. In particular, I like this one.....though many Canadians speak French but still..

[Bryguy17]

no clue on the frames. they're nice looking and all, but what i like is the builds. The spicy 916 has such a sweet oem build its not even funny. mad props for that

[thistrailisntlegal?]

Originally Posted by FoShizzle

Lapierres are super ghey French bikes.

The one bike I may get one day is the Devinci.....might do some research when i go to Canada next as to how I can get one back most easily. In particular, I like this one.....though many Canadians speak French but still...

Wouldn't the easiest way be to fly to Vancouver where you have your bike waiting to pick up at a local bike shop, continue on to Whistler or the Shore for a couple days of riding, box bike up and come back to the states? I've never once been asked about my bike.
But with the canadian $ being worth more than the US $, it may not be the deal that it once was...

[kanga]

Originally Posted by BrewMaster

Most patent lawyers worth their salt are smart enough to file their patents in the US, UK, EU, China, Korea, Japan, India, Canada, and Mexico at the very least least. Some go even more broadly than that. There's little point to having a patent only in the US.

I'll add Bionicon to the list. They've been around in Germany for a decade and really only became available and started to move here in the U.S. over the last two years, but mostly in the last six months and only in Southern California/Arizona. They're still not really available east of Arizona.

They have their technologies pretty well sewn up with world-wide patents, and have been licensing their air-adjustable travel patents to U.S. companies, and using those funds to develop their own bikes... one of which I ride. When I bought my bike in 2004, it was brought over from Europe for me.

Their Golden Willow has a horst-link rear, and it was only last year that they got an agreement with Specialized to be able to start moving them in the U.S. Incidentally the German engineer who designed the GW for Bionicon was subsequently snatched up by and now works for Specialized.

[SSinGA]

Fo - save yourself the trip. For as much as you'll use it just get the KHS Lucky 7.

[FoShizzle]

Originally Posted by thistrailisntlegal?

Wouldn't the easiest way be to fly to Vancouver where you have your bike waiting to pick up at a local bike shop, continue on to Whistler or the Shore for a couple days of riding, box bike up and come back to the states? I've never once been asked about my bike.
But with the canadian $ being worth more than the US $, it may not be the deal that it once was...

probably...i go to Canada somewhat regularly (unfortunately now whistler) and may one day get something, if the dollar ever recovers that is

Originally Posted by SSinGA

Fo - save yourself the trip. For as much as you'll use it just get the KHS Lucky 7.

wow...that is pretty sick. looks a lot nicer than a Highline too!

[Nagaredama]

Originally Posted by FoShizzle

The one bike I may get one day is the Devinci.....though many Canadians speak French but still..

Got bad news for you...Devinci is based in QC.

[FoShizzle]

Originally Posted by Nagaredama

Got bad news for you...Devinci is based in QC.

doh!

[duke777]

Originally Posted by thistrailisntlegal?

Not Cove, Devinci (really nice bikes!)



How does Chumba get away from the FSR patent? or do they pay it?

WOW that looks like my chumba EVO with a lot more room for my boys!!!!! Me like!

[FoShizzle]

and perhaps my favorite ex-US bike (though can find from a couple small dealers) is the Nicolai. Would have loved to replace the RFX with a Nicolai FR but too much coin

[thistrailisntlegal?]

Originally Posted by duke777

WOW that looks like my chumba EVO with a lot more room for my boys!!!!! Me like!

I never understood why Chumba shaped the EVO that way, kinda doesn't make sense, IMO.