I finally have my bike :)
- Thread starter Bond
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Its my first road bike and i couldn't believe how smooth and fast it was, and now I'm thinking about joining a club. Just thought I would share my good news.
wafflycat
New Member
- Location
- middle of Norfolk
This requires photographs to be posted! Enjoy your new steed.
I am Spartacus
Über Member
- Location
- N Staffs
Aha.. well done.. and you uttered the immortal words 'now I must join a club....'
such is the flushed euphoria of a new bike.
such is the flushed euphoria of a new bike.
Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
wafflycat said:
It looks very tasty! Does it come in red?
http://www.dawescycles.com/p-147-giro-400.aspx
MGBLemonrider
Active Member
- Location
- Stevenage, Herts
I too have a Dawes Giro 400, I got mine on 1st Sept.
I'd been trying to commute to work over the summer but first try destroyed the bottom bracket on my old mountain bike and went through trials and tribulations trying to use my father's late 80's Peugeot drop bar. P*ncture city though I must take the blame with my tuffy type tape installation, having decided to drop the tape I immediately managed to bend the derailleur into the wheel and bend the mount as well. LBS advised They don't make them like that anymore so then tried the Father in Law's 1984 Dawes Lightning changed the tyres to the "that's an obsolete size these are the only ones". But they're a rounder cross section too wide for the guards and still rub the frame.
So I went for the Giro, I like the idea that it will take guards/rack and might want to try audaxing in the future. Shop changed the standard tyres for Schwalbe Billzard Sports for me and no fairy visits yet.
Since then I've done 437miles mostly my 11 mile each way commute. I find the ride a little harsh but that's down to the really bad road surface.
I've not lost much weight but I've had to drop a jean size. I am also finding the run/squash at lunch time perhaps a little bit too much as well currently. Hoping I can keep the momentum going into the bad weather.
Next it will be clipless - considering the SPD MTB route. The cycling bug has bitten
I'd been trying to commute to work over the summer but first try destroyed the bottom bracket on my old mountain bike and went through trials and tribulations trying to use my father's late 80's Peugeot drop bar. P*ncture city though I must take the blame with my tuffy type tape installation, having decided to drop the tape I immediately managed to bend the derailleur into the wheel and bend the mount as well. LBS advised They don't make them like that anymore so then tried the Father in Law's 1984 Dawes Lightning changed the tyres to the "that's an obsolete size these are the only ones". But they're a rounder cross section too wide for the guards and still rub the frame.
So I went for the Giro, I like the idea that it will take guards/rack and might want to try audaxing in the future. Shop changed the standard tyres for Schwalbe Billzard Sports for me and no fairy visits yet.
Since then I've done 437miles mostly my 11 mile each way commute. I find the ride a little harsh but that's down to the really bad road surface.
I've not lost much weight but I've had to drop a jean size. I am also finding the run/squash at lunch time perhaps a little bit too much as well currently. Hoping I can keep the momentum going into the bad weather.
Next it will be clipless - considering the SPD MTB route. The cycling bug has bitten
jay clock
Massive member
- Location
- Hampshire UK
that sounds like a very sensible plan. Nohing to harm you doing a few shorter rides on the other days, and I found my bum etc hardened up to the saddle well by doing errands etc of a few miles.
