I
recently let go of my first bike! A bike that never let me down despite being
second hand. A bike I dearly cared for and treated like a child. Some may say
that I have given up on my hobby, others may say that married life has
influenced this decision. However, the truth is, I needed a bigger bike and
hence the search began.
The Bike
Budget:
Ksh. Friendly (incl. of shipping and custom fees)
New/Used: New
Local/Import: Either
Suspension:
Hardtail
Frame:
Large/Extra Large
Wheels:
29er
Looking
at my guidelines, seems easy? Wrong!!!
I went
online and the choices are insanely numerous. Luckily, prices on different websites
for the same bike remained constant. Great relief! And with specs remaining
fairly constant I roped in my wife to help with selection and her choices were
based purely on aesthetics. I don’t blame her and we agreed that the Mondraker
Phase S 29 2018 was absolutely gorgeous! The other bikes are on the list for audit purposes *sic*
Target Bikes: in order of preference
Websites
The main
detail I was focused on was how the bike would be packaged for shipping. Most
of the websites would not ship to Kenya and the one that would, warned of
customs fees. This fees can be exorbitant! I know of someone whose fees
exceeded the price of the item bought!!
The plan:
buy a boxed bike, to be assembled in Kenya and use a shipping company that
takes care of all fees that may be incurred.
Research:
got in touch with some of the websites and got box dimensions. The main take away was that my preferred bike has one of the biggest frames in the industry. Spoke
to logistics companies and their fees were based solely on weight and not box
dimensions (phew!!!) but I still want to see their quotes!
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Suggestions for other bikes to consider are welcome, as are suggestions on how to get the bike to Nairobi.
