Muddyfox
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Cathryn said:which is why she needs a Dawes!!!
17 inches of entry level perfection!
I'm Sooo tempted to change my Nic to Mr Dawes
Simon erm Dawes
bike for a lady
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I'm Sooo tempted to change my Nic to Mr Dawes
Simon erm Dawes
carlpie
New Member
- Location
- London....why!!!???
Oh - saw the post title and thought you wanted to trade...
Muddyfox
Guru
- Location
- Blackdown Hills Devon
carlpie said:
Hang on lets not be hasty ! ... What sort of bike are you offering ?
if Jake's Mum see's this I'm Dead
Simon
carlpie
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- London....why!!!???
Ha ha
Jame's mum asked me the other day if I loved my bike more than her....I said, what, the Litespeed or the Kona?
Jame's mum asked me the other day if I loved my bike more than her....I said, what, the Litespeed or the Kona?
elvisparsley
New Member
- Location
- Manchester
That Claud Butler Classic is a lovely bike, my Priscilla has one but it's awfully heavy. I can barely get it up the step through the door
Tetedelacourse
New Member
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- Rosyth
Alec did you or the Mrs go for any of the above? Mrs T is in the same situation and they all look much of a muchness to me.
OP
OP
- Location
- the post-brexit wasteland
not yet, she's still a bit undecided. i think it's a confidence thing.
Chris James
Über Member
- Location
- Huddersfield
miloat said:
Are they are the same ones as on the Dawes Audax (fitted because they are 57mm reach for mudguard clearance)? In which case I am baffled as Ithe Audax's are Tektro 512AG and are a very nice pair of dual pivots, work well and look good.
In fact they look very much like Shimano R600 (Ultegra 'long' reach) clones and I doubt the Shimano's would brake much, if at all, better.
domtyler
Über Member
Well I have just gone and bought mine one of these:
http://www.cyclesurgery.com/Product...ID/241/v/950b3d8d-1e26-47a4-8f42-baa8d2e6d9a8
She looked at all the ones in the shop and also we went to Evans, I tried to persuade her to go for a proper touring bike with drops but she is just not confident enough so she was more or less sold this by the guy who works there. They didn't have it in on Tuesday when we looked so he got it in and we went back today. I asked if there was anything he could do on price, apparently not as it's already in the sale so I asked for a free helmet and he agreed to that, deal done.
I think it is a nice looking bike with a lot of really good features, like the built in guards, dynamo hub at the front, three hub gears at the rear as well as the dérailleur. Rear rack included and braze ons for a front one. Not too heavy either.
Now the hard part is getting her to ride it after the novelty has worn off!
http://www.cyclesurgery.com/Product...ID/241/v/950b3d8d-1e26-47a4-8f42-baa8d2e6d9a8
She looked at all the ones in the shop and also we went to Evans, I tried to persuade her to go for a proper touring bike with drops but she is just not confident enough so she was more or less sold this by the guy who works there. They didn't have it in on Tuesday when we looked so he got it in and we went back today. I asked if there was anything he could do on price, apparently not as it's already in the sale so I asked for a free helmet and he agreed to that, deal done.
I think it is a nice looking bike with a lot of really good features, like the built in guards, dynamo hub at the front, three hub gears at the rear as well as the dérailleur. Rear rack included and braze ons for a front one. Not too heavy either.
Now the hard part is getting her to ride it after the novelty has worn off!
