wimen's bikes

[Dougster]

Can anyone recommend a decent ladies bike in the £200-£300 range. I have seen some good online offers for Raleigh Pioneer Metro and Claud Butler. Are they any good?

 

[mickle]

Raleigh are absolute sh!te to be blunt and CB aren't very far ahead in the quality stakes. Take a gander at the fare from decent brands such as Giant, Merida, Trek, Edinburgh.

The Kona 3 speed Africa Bike is a little Chromoly gem underneath the heavy rack, kick stand, basket, parking brake and nasty steel bars. I set my one speed up with skinny tyres and it flies.

 

[stranger]

I have been given a Dawes bicycle which, so everyone assures me, is the bees knees of bikes.

It certainly looks the part and, after a bit of 'sprocket tweaking' it's a gem of a machine to ride and handle.

I would have preferred the bigger frame version--but it would have been ungracious, don't you think, to have said.

'Thankyou, it's lovely, but do you have one in a bigger size?' LOL

 

[MarkF]

Dawes Discovery, should be able to get a 201EQ with mudguards and a rack for £200 ish

 

[Priscilla Parsley]

what's the bike for? commuting? shopping, going to the pub? are looks importnat? like does it need to be ladylike and look good with heels and dresses or more sporty like?

I had a claude butler classic for a few years and i still miss it, its very heavy so not sporty but mine was very lady like and coveted by my friends it was fine for a 7 mile commute and very sturdy and comfortable.

 

[Morrisette]

I can recommend the Specialized Vita, just bought one from Evans after some advice on here and it's ***lovely***, a really great fit and she really flies along too!

 

[Cathryn]

Dawes Discovery, should be able to get a 201EQ with mudguards and a rack for £200 ish

+1 for the Dawes Discovery 201. Fab little bike!

 

[louise]

I can recommend the Specialized Vita, just bought one from Evans after some advice on here and it's ***lovely***, a really great fit and she really flies along too!

I second that