Buying a Bicycle in Holland
I'm interested in buying a bike and bringing it back with me from Holland and need some advice. I don't want fancy or necessarily New. I would be perfectly happy with a good old black Omafeits (grandma bike).I have asked the airline the cost to take it back (39 Euros)but was wondering if you have any idea if I will have any problem with customs? if I will have to pay Duty? I am hoping that my cousin (lives in Holland) can help me find one,but was wondering if there are any problems bringing a bike back to Canada that I hadn't considered.
Sylvia
Toronto, Ontario Canada 1/25/13
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Found it. Final post on this subject. To keep this simple I have done some rounding but the general accuracy is there.
Sea Level 14.7 psi (1.01 bars - for Nigel)
5000 ft 12.2 (.84)
8000 ft 10.9 (.75)
10,000 ft 10.1 (.69)
So at 8,000 ft you have approximately a 20% reduction in atmosphere pressure. So 50 lbs of internal pressure would increase to about 60 lbs. Most tires/tubes will have a safety margin of at least one if not 2. So a tube that has a max inflation rating of 50 psi can be inflated to at least 100 or even 150 psi. Well within any limits incurred at high altitude. There are some other factors in play (and not completely straight line) but just want to show that the change in atmosphere pressure from zero to 8 or 10,000 feet is not that significant.
My head is beginning to hurt from all this technical stuff... anyway, I think it is a wonderfully romantic idea to bring home a bike for you to enjoy it every day (despite the trouble) I have a handmade porcelain sink that I managed to get home, and I am happy I did it.
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