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Hi all
What's wrong with a bicycle pump or even a car footpump? I'm sorry to say it, but you guys seem to be asking to be ripped off.
KISS! Keep it simple stupid!
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Originally Posted by Caminando
Hi all
What's wrong with a bicycle pump or even a car footpump? I'm sorry to say it, but you guys seem to be asking to be ripped off.
KISS! Keep it simple stupid!
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Car footpump = too much space !
Have you tried to get a tyre bead to seat with a foot pump or a bicycle pump ?? No thanks... It usually takes about 50 psi to seat the bead.
When you've had 3 punctures in one day, id like to see how happy you are with your bicycle pump..
C02 is good until you run out and sometimes you need constant pressure to seat the bead..
£50 isnt expensive for an electric quality pump (£100 is though  )
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Caminando,
Thanks for sharing that with us. It was very helpful and informative.
Colm
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Caminando,
Thanks for sharing that with us. It was very helpful and informative.
Colm
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Yes it was a great piece of advice which clearly you loved. Are you annoyed at me in some way?
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No, I was lamenting the fact that you keep on making it personal. You seem to have made a few other friends in this forum with that same approach.
Lets take this offline. I'm sure no-one else has any interest in reading this, or your poor attempts at insulting me.
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US Shopping
I've bought quite a lot of stuff from the US over the last year:
electric jacket from WarmnSafe, electric gloves sent back and forth for size, 2 separate orders of DLComfort tights, and various bits and pieces that I could not find in Europe. I was never caught by custom. I had all items delivered at my office though. Maybe this make a difference if you send to a company? Or maybe I've just been lucky?
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For me, I've only seen this problem twice in the last 3 months. In both cases, there were multiple items in the order, the order was with a company, rather than with an individual, and the order was delivered to my home address, rather than to work.. I've had a couple of deliveries from amazon, ebay, and from private sellers in the US, and this wasn't an issue either. I'd be interested in figuring out if there's a pattern!
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