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I'm moving to France to stay for a year. I can't decide if purchasing a bike case (a friends Thule RoundTrip for $200) and flying it over on Delta, or purchasing a bike there and then selling it when it comes time to move back home. Does anyone have any experience or thoughts on this?
I have a CAAD10 with 105 and I would be happy with anything comparable.
Also I would appreciate tips on finding a good group to ride with in Nice and Paris.
I think traveling with bikes is a pain and have a lot of racing bike traveling experience. When it came to just riding and training - we rented.
You can normally rent pretty nice Shimano 105 level bikes in most of Europe. We rented in Italy and Spain. My son used his in France. When you buy there you pay VAT. When you buy outside the EU some sites (starbike) will give you a 19% VAT discount.