Dale and Francphile Classicist pals,
> How neat!
> So did you get a feel for what the cost range was for those various bikes?
> Higher than here or lower?
Mssr. Csuka will build bikes of many styles and types, from road bikes
to 650b, 26" wheel cyclotouristes, 700c road bikes without fenders, lights,
etc., audax with all the buzzers and whistles. Frames are made outside
the shop to Csuka's specs. The key to all of these bikes is their
_wholeness_: they are not frames with parts but bikes designed so that
everything is just where it is meant to be (more than fender lines,
but lighting etc.)
Bikes with vintage parts, and you can have MAFAC this and Huret that,
are more expensive, near the 5K range once shipped. Others come in
between 3.5K and 4.5K depending on how fancy things get. So, in answer
to Dale, prices vary. I have a pricing sheet somewhere that I will dig up.
>
> I wonder about shipping from France.. I have been told that shipping a bike
> from France is not so easy as from the UK; why I do not know..... Parcel Post
> still exists there no? Anyone have experiences to share along those lines?
Csuka uses a private shipping company. The bike is shipped WHOLE in what is just about the biggest box you have nearly ever seen. Saddle, pedals off, bars turned, and voila, it comes out of the box ready to ride. Reassembling the zillions of bolts and wires etc would be a nightmare. Shipping costs about $300 or so. A company calls you from your local airport, or wherever you have it shipped, and it comes to your door. There was no duty on mine.
I hope this helps some.
Douglas Brooks
Canandaigua, NY