Is a Dawes Galaxy worth £1200 ? Hoping to start a bit of touring,

[chris667]

I'll say something contentious now.

The Galaxy is a fine bike, but it's not a good deal anymore. It's the same price as much, much more exotic custom machines.

 

[HelenD123]

I'll say something contentious now.

The Galaxy is a fine bike, but it's not a good deal anymore. It's the same price as much, much more exotic custom machines.

I wouldn't say that's particularly contentious. I wouldn't pay RRP for one.

Has anyone thought about getting a Condor Heritage (reminded about it by CTC magazine)? They start at £949.99 and look to have a wide range of sizes. Comes in under the Cycle to Work threshold as well which would knock a chunk off the price. I met a guy who had cycled most of the way round the world on one.

 

[petenats]

Just got off the phone with Dawes...well it seems that they have realised that the shorter rider may indeed want a well specced bike so for 2010 they will be producing smaller frame sizes. Expect to see them around March next year. For now the range of small frames is limited to the Vantage and Horizon for touring.

Here's hoping that the cycle to work scheme isn't limiting our choice to Evans range and some of these fantastic deals elsewhere will be available!

 

[MacB]

The reason for the big price increase is the weakness of the pound, and components are mainly Japanese.

hmmm, while I don't doubt that this has had an impact I treat these blanket explanations with a fair degree of cynicism. I struggle to remember any instance where FX rates have resulted in across the board price drops.