Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Who is..,What is...,Why the h...?

I am Simtra... Basically it's me (Christian). I do design and sales, finance, ordering, marketing, ideas. And then there’s the warehouse lot who put it all in boxes and hopefully send it to you right. The Warehouse lot.. that's also me, I pack the boxes. Then there is me that handles international sales. There is Will who handles the graphic design for the brand and the web site. I work from a small office in my basement in Gatineau Quebec.

EMAIL: christian @ simtrabikes.com

Best way to reach me is by e-mail, you can reach me at christian@simtrabikes.com. Email replies are usually quite short, that does not mean that I am abrupt - I get about 100 a day, that’s all.

If you want to speak to me, call 819-561-5022 and you'lle probably get my answering maching. I’ll try to get back to you. But really- REALLY - email is best.

Our address is:

SIMTRA BIKES
CP 82101 - Gatineau, Qc.

J8T 8B6
CANADA

Getting Simtra products

We sell direct all over the world, except in cities that have stocking dealers or to countries where we have a distributor arrangement. Confused. Ah, don’t be. Mail me and I’ll help out.

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Current Canadian distributor


Yodo Distribution
6809, St-Denis Montréal, QC H2S 2S3
toll free # : 1 (800) 745-2415
tel : (514) 948-2236 // fax : (514) 948-0394
www.yodobike.com

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Current International distributor

U.K. - TARTY BIKES
Unit 8 - Coppull Enterprise Centre
Mill Lane, Coppull, Chorley LANCS PR7 5BW
tel : 01257-471-350
www.tartybikes.co.uk

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Where’s it all made?

We make our stuff mostly in Taiwan. We make in Taiwan because it’s the best quality we can get, in the volume we need, with the right sort of lead time and production schedule. We visit all our factories every year to check out working conditions and work practices for ourselves.

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Prices for overseas customers.

Our prices are, in CANADIAN DOLLARS. All our products are shipped from our warehouse in Gatineau, Qc. To convert to your local currency, please see XE.com currency converter. Be aware that your credit card company may well charge you a “currency conversion fee”, but if this concerns you, please check with them not us.