Schwalbe tires Cheap from Germany

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  1. Varaxis

    Varaxis Trail Ninja

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    Damn, the Euro to USD exchange rate is killer now. Used to be the Euro was close to the dollar, but it's about halfway between the GBP and USD. I thought the KS dropper posts were "cheap", minus VAT, on those German sites (inc Bike-components.de, starbike.com, actionsports.de, bike24.com), but then I did the conversion and considered SH costs...
     
    Varaxis, Feb 8, 2013
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  2. strobe

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    Or have a reason for a big group ride :)
     
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  3. harosocalrider

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    Any one receive there tires yet ? Mine still says "The shipment has arrived in the destination country" since Thursday.
     
    harosocalrider, Feb 13, 2013
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  4. irv_usc

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    I wouldn't worry yet. I've ordered some stuff from UK and most of the time get it quick. Once in a while it gets stuck in customs for a good while. I've had a single item order get stuck "in destination country" and didn't receive it until a month to the day after my order.
     
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    Received yesterday 2/12/2013
    1 Hans Dampf Pacestar,Snakeskin,TL Ready and 2 Nobby Nics Gatestar. Snakeskin. TL Ready.
    Broke down the price per tire "out the door" and it's about $40 a tire.


     
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  6. socal_rider

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    ^ that's a good deal
     
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  7. Revalimage

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    29" 2.35? DANG that is a great price!
     
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  8. harosocalrider

    harosocalrider New Member

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    It's cool i don't even have all the parts for my build yet so not in a hurry just curious. thanks
     
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  9. harosocalrider

    harosocalrider New Member

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    Awesome
     
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  10. Revalimage

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    Just put the big fat Hans on the front and a nobbie nic (both tubeless snakeskin) on the Bandit, never thought rubber would make such a BIG difference!

    Thanks Neil, Tani and Dean for the suggestion!
     
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  11. bing!

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    mine arrived 2 days ago. 1 pair of 26 x2.5 hds in pace and trail star compounds in snaks skinevolution carcasses. they feel sticky :)
     
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  12. AaronK

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    bing!, Feb 15, 2013
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    maybe a stupid question, but will tire rubber degrade just sitting in storage in the garage for a long time? If it's flat $28 shipping then I might buy 5 or more.
     
    dudevf1, Feb 16, 2013
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  15. skflow

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    I've kept mine sealed in plastic trash bags in storage and they stayed "fresh" for over many years after.
    Got idea from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_cracking
     
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  16. MohammedInABearSuit

    MohammedInABearSuit Sticks and Stones...

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    Eventually Customs can get involved and someone will get stuck paying duty ;)
    Happens with stuff internationally all the time ;)
     
    MohammedInABearSuit, Feb 16, 2013
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    Box with my Hans Dampf Evo 29er tires was waiting for me when i got home from work last night.
     
    harosocalrider, Feb 16, 2013
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  18. redwoods

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    As skflow indicated, ozone is the real killer of rubber materials. Just putting tires in your garage won't be enough - seal them from the atmosphere as much as possible. Trash bags are cheap, and should work well enough. Even so, I don't think I would buy and store more than a couple spare tires at a time.
     
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  19. irv_usc

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    Agreed here. Same with car tires. They're stamped with a production date for that reason. If you ever bought car tires and they got a brown layer of gunk its the oxidation from sitting in a warehouse...not good for the rubber.
     
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  20. jalayu

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    Still waiting for mine, ordered 2/11
     
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