Fencing in Europe

[mfisher]

Hi,

I was wondering if anybody could help me. Heading over to Europe in
June, starting in
London and would like to buy some equipment there instead of bringing
equipment with.
Anybody know if there is a equip store we could walk into in London?
Also, I will be in the Tusacany area in Italy. Any clubs in that area?
Looking for contacts.

Thanks
Bigfish

[wreckferret]

On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 15:26:02 GMT, mfisher <mfisher99@attbi.com> held
forth:

>Anybody know if there is a equip store we could walk into in London?

Leon Paul
http://www.leonpaul.com/home/home.htm

Duellist
http://www.duellist.com/
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[Tim Schofield]

In article <d203av0v059r54tc1bjlk8ggiobv1gkuk0@4ax.com>, wreckferret
<ferret@cruelmail.com> writes
>On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 15:26:02 GMT, mfisher <mfisher99@attbi.com> held
>forth:
>
>>Anybody know if there is a equip store we could walk into in London?
>
>Leon Paul
>http://www.leonpaul.com/home/home.htm
>
>Duellist
>http://www.duellist.com/

Good shops. Also Blades, http://freespace.virgin.net/blades.sports/

Wherever you choose, it's usually best to phone ahead first and check
they have stock in. They all seem to run out from time to time.

Britain is not the cheapest place to buy kit, though: if you are
travelling, eastern Europe is often considered good value.

Also, check out the club(s) where you're going to fence - they may have
kit to loan out, or to sell second-hand.

Tim S.

[Siobhs]

Tim Schofield <tim@foxtree.co.uk> wrote in message news:<YcfWQ6AUgdp+EAqt@oaktree.dtn.ntl.com>...

>
> Britain is not the cheapest place to buy kit, though: if you are


That's true. The exchange rate at the moment tends to make anything
priced in sterling more expensive.

A basic allstar FIE mask is €97.41 (€113 with tax, but if
you live outside the EU you can get that back). Allstar UK sells it
for stg£77.93 (£91.57 including tax), which converts today to
€112.11 (€131.74 with tax).

You're definitely better off waiting until you're in the eurozone. In
fact, with ultra-cheapo Ryanair flights, it can be better value to
head over to Paris or Milan for the day and pick up equipment there.

Siobh.