QuestionableCarro
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- Location
- Portadown (Northern Ireland)
Having spent literally hours on the internet both at home and work perusing road bikes that I can ill afford I decided to check out my local bike shop. Theres a geezer in town that sells lots of Marins, Felts and Treks but they cost a small fortune. I also want to spend some money on gym membership over the winter where I can torture myself on spinning bikes and cross trainers for the big summer rides next year (another thread entirely) and beyond.
So it was out of that shop and another few yards down the high street. I came upon a Motorbike shop; nothing too fancy. A few refurbed Hondas and lots of really neat Rossi helmets decorated the walls. On the far side of the shop though were the obligatory pedal bikes. "We like to have one of each" They being two kids bikes; a pink one for girls and a blue for boys, both with stabilisers and one mountain bike for both men and women in their respective colours.
Trying to nudge through at the back was the road bike. A Dawes Giro 300 (2009) model.
Dawes? hmmm This bike doesn seem as light as the Boardmans I lifted. Wait that doesnt look nor feel like a carbon fork...
I asked for a little ride on the bike down the street and came back really won over. Its solid, looks great in flashy red and was very smooth up and down the gears.
I got the price down from £350 to £300 but dont want to know if that was a good deal but if anyone has ever owned this bike or currently rides it?
It feels good and want to part with the money for my first year doing club runs, endurance stuff and maybe the odd race thrown in for good measure.
Thoughts on this bike much appreciated
QC
So it was out of that shop and another few yards down the high street. I came upon a Motorbike shop; nothing too fancy. A few refurbed Hondas and lots of really neat Rossi helmets decorated the walls. On the far side of the shop though were the obligatory pedal bikes. "We like to have one of each" They being two kids bikes; a pink one for girls and a blue for boys, both with stabilisers and one mountain bike for both men and women in their respective colours.
Trying to nudge through at the back was the road bike. A Dawes Giro 300 (2009) model.
Dawes? hmmm This bike doesn seem as light as the Boardmans I lifted. Wait that doesnt look nor feel like a carbon fork...
I asked for a little ride on the bike down the street and came back really won over. Its solid, looks great in flashy red and was very smooth up and down the gears.
I got the price down from £350 to £300 but dont want to know if that was a good deal but if anyone has ever owned this bike or currently rides it?
It feels good and want to part with the money for my first year doing club runs, endurance stuff and maybe the odd race thrown in for good measure.
Thoughts on this bike much appreciated
QC
