There’s brands that have come and gone, of which many of us may well miss now. And there’s probably plenty of brands out there too that many people will know of and like, that still haven’t been imported into the UK at all.

This is purely a thinking out of the box exercise, and I appreciate many people are probably going to say “29er forks and tyres” (which is totally valid, as they’re not that well represented in the UK still), but I specifically mean brands, rather than certain niche products within a range that’s already imported…

Personally, I’d like Mavericks back on a big scale as I’ve always been a fan, and since 2007 an owner too. But they were just never that popular in the UK it seems. I know I can still get hold of service parts etc. if I need to, but there’s no official importer any more to my knowledge.

So what do you want to see on the UK shores again, or even for the first time?

Fit Eastern European Women

A bit of sunshine wouldn’t go amiss.

“Coffee” shops?

BIKE STUFF please guys… Sorry, should have said in the thread title…

Oakley produce some nice Cycling kit for Japan only, i’d like that available here, also the LTD edition Ichiro Radars

I had a bowl of this just about every day growing up in Hong Kong

EDIT: just seen the ‘bike stuff’ request but I’m ignoring it.

Peanut Butter M&Ms

The confectionary equivalent of crack but sadly unavailable in the UK (unless some specialist shop has them somewhere)

more tubbylove 8)

dental hygiene

cliff bars. all of them.

Eeesh

Cheers to Houns for the only sensible answer so far, though I don’t think Oakley is a particularly unknown brand in the UK, oooooh since about 1982! 😉

Sorry, I appreciate where you’re coming from though mate… Be nice to see the whole range of stuff imported.

But what BICYCLE RELATED brands would you like to see in the UK guys?

cliff bars. all of them.

Stuff currently unavailable in the UK please! 😕

Not just stuff that’s unavailable in your LBS, or you might have to order online…

But what BICYCLE RELATED brands would you like to see in the UK guys?

cliff firkin bars!!! ALL of them…meaning…all flavours. The yanks get loads more than us.

Jalapino Pringles

Caffe Con Leche (none of this watered down Italian Caffe Latte or ‘flat white’ shite).

I drink it before/during rides, so yes it does count!

Not available anywhere – Affordable, electronicaly shifted, gearbox’d, sensible weight Orange 5 (its got to happen sometime).

But what BICYCLE RELATED brands would you like to see in the UK guys?

good quality cocaine

pictures of eastern european women*

*on bikes

Mocha clif shots.
Food of kings!

full range of voodoo frames/bikes.
full range of specialized bikes/ frames/ colour options.

cliff firkin bars!!! ALL of them…meaning…all flavours. The yanks get loads more than us.

The brand is already currently imported…

What brands are currently unavailable in the UK is my question…

full range of voodoo frames/bikes.
full range of specialized bikes/ frames/ colour options.

Again, already some of the range is imported… I’m interested in brands, rather than specific products. Yes, it annoys me too that the UK often misses out on a specific product within a range, but that’s not the point I’m trying to get at with this thread…

I’m with timc

Eastern European women are fantastic

A wider selection of Lefty hubs would be good.

Andy

L and P drink from New Zealand.
i used to drink it after riding; its reet lursh!

CAPTAIN CRUNCH is ace, FACT

Who manufactures EPO?

Eastern European women are fantastic

Go out with one then, it’s not all it’s cracked up to be…

Have I just picked the wrong day to ask this question or something, or is STW about as relevant to Mountain Bikes as Kate Middleton (fit though she is) is from a “normal working class background” as it was put yesterday on the news? Actually, don’t answer this one, I think I already know!

Think I’ll ask this on SouthernDownhill later, they may predominantly be kids, but they’re interested in bikes!

Aye-up ….. there you go, proper bike related and everything.

do scary fast and kooka still make things?

Lefty hubs would be good.

Woodman Components still have one listed on their website, and they’re still imported into the UK… I know my mate bought one years ago, I had the job of building it up and it was a job trying to work out how to dish it correctly!

Twinkies. Well, it’s a kind of cake so it’s technically bike related

do scary fast and kooka still make things?

Kooka headset on one of my bikes funnily enough. I got it cheap as NOS off ebay though, so don’t know how new or old it was…

the only reason i cant answer this properly is ‘cos I’ve never bought anything from the US to know what they’ve got that we dont….

would i be correct in guessing this question is being asked with more motivation than “purely thinking outside of the box”? you seem pretty intent on answers… almost like a business idea depended on it?

Soma

Kate Middleton (fit though she is) is from a “normal working class background” as it was put yesterday on the news?

It was “normal middle class background”, IIRC. Which probably has an element of truth to it, albeit wealthy upper middle class.

Andy

cook bros racing – but i think they have gone bust

the only reason i cant answer this properly is ‘cos I’ve never bought anything from the US to know what they’ve got that we dont….

would i be correct in guessing this question is being asked with more motivation than “purely thinking outside of the box”? you seem pretty intent on answers… almost like a business idea depended on it?

Fair comment, I’m not just on about the US though, could be from anywhere…

And as of the last 3 weeks, I’ve been back on the dole again, been doing a lot of thinking… In answer to your last question, it’s a firm yes/no/maybe… Purely just coming up with ideas at the moment, see if it was in any way feasible, but also just for a bit of fun…

It would be handy if you could get some n-gear jump stops rather than having to email the maker in the US. I emailed weeks ago to get one and never got a reply. Grumble grumble grumble.

VAR bike tools

it’s a firm yes/no/maybe… Purely just coming up with ideas at the moment, see if it was in any way feasible, but also just for a bit of fun…

cool 🙂 good idea if you ask me, wish i could be more help with thinking of products but unfortunately i’m still new to MTB and the only products im aware of are what LBS/crc/wiggle/STW tell me about.

looking above there appears to be a market in importing american foodstuffs that isn’t just the normal “american sweets” you see on the odd high street maybe?

anyway, can you get natalie portman for me please?

GU chomps