Kangaeroo
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- Jan 24, 2018
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Another upside is that my shoes will smell like roses afterwards.
I'm gonna need a lot more than plastic bags to make my shoes smell like roses...
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Another upside is that my shoes will smell like roses afterwards.
I use "shoe deodorant balls", and if I head out with plastic bags, then they seal all the juices and smells inside. The shoes literally smell like the moment before I headed out for the ride.I'm gonna need a lot more than plastic bags to make my shoes smell like roses...
That seems like an odd solution. I have good winter gloves and carry latex gloves in my saddle bag, and that has worked for me so far even then the temperature dipped below 0 degrees. Plus, I use them off the bike, too.
why does Shimano gear cost more here than abroad?
Wondered myself how it is possible to send a product half-way around the world then ship it back again and sell if for less than what it goes for from local retailers.
Also note that in the EU sales tax hs to be included in the prices, which is much, much higher (easily twice as much).
I think your comparison with the car industry is spot on: when the EU lifted the de facto ban on cross border car sales, German car manufacturers and German car dealers moaned about that in the same way. Customers not only could see plain as day that the exact same car is cheaper in Belgium than Germany, but now customers could do something about that.
I know this, but prices inside Japan still tend to be significantly higher even when the VAT is included. (That is because I peruse a lot of European sites for prices, which do include VAT.) My new winter jacket would have cost me 240 € as opposed to 34,000 ¥ ≈275 €; both prices include VAT, if you factor out taxes, then the difference is 194 € vs. 253 €. The same goes for bikes, these are easily ~20 % more expensive even if you include VAT.Yes, EU retailers include VAT in quoted prices, but only for sales inside the EU. The general VAT rate varies by country, ranging from 19% to 27%, considerably higher than the 8% consumption tax in Japan, but it does not apply to orders from outside the EU.
I don't think the European bicycle market would be smaller. Speaking of the German market, the average German bicycle is much, much nicer than the mama charis, which dominate in Japan. Rather, Shimano is charging more in Japan, because they can. Just as Mercedes and VW were charging more for cars in Germany, because they could.German manufacturers used to sell cars at lower pre-tax prices in cars with higher tax rates such as Denmark as otherwise their market would have been quite limited there. So a German customer could buy a car in Denmark without the high Danish tax and get a good deal. Some of that may be at play with bicycle parts too.
If the size is right (29.2 cm) these shoes in classifieds are what I use and they're wonderful.my feet and toes feel like they're gonna fall off any second after about 40-50 minutes of pre-dawn riding
Thanks! I have already offered to buy them if they're still available. Can't believe the perfect timing!If the size is right (29.2 cm) these shoes in classifieds are what I use and they're wonderful.
Yes! My ultimate winter combo is a pair of Shimano winter shoes (I have three pairs, of varying vintages, some held together with Mastik and prayers), DeFeet wool socks, and wrap-around kairo heating pads. These pads go stone cold quickly if exposed to too much air, so when I take my shoes off to have a shower I wrap the socks up around the pads. This prevents them from 'burning out', so they're fine all day until I get back home.Thanks! I have already offered to buy them if they're still available. Can't believe the perfect timing!
Thanks @Half-Fast Mike and @kiwisimon
This is what I normally wear on each foot, but am frozen after about 40 minutes or so, even though the rest of me is usually covered in sweat.
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I hope to get the winter boots being sold and that they'll be the solution. I want to try the kairo, too, which my wife keeps insisting I use but I avoid through a combination of pride and lack of faith in her judgment skills based on her choice of men.
The thermal boots look nice, too, and they're delightfully gaudy, which makes them even more appealing.
Thanks, fellars!
Yes, I commute from Kawasaki to Roppongi, leaving before dawn.Do you commute by bike? If yes, where and how long?