If you are as hardcore an athlete as your post and profile suggest you may want to wait until you see just how much and what kind of riding you're going to be able to do over here. Road and climate conditions are not going to be at all what you are used to. However I would ask some of ppl on QL who do a lot of cycling to weigh in on whether the quality of bicycles you can buy here is up to snuff, or if he should import.

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