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Originally posted by mudskipper View PostYep, it weighed a bleedin' ton. Nearly 14kg. Wasn't a good fit either.
So have now ordered one of these to try
Much lighter and probably a good compromise between a road bike and a tourer.
Bit concerned about them hills going for a compact rather than a triple, but as the guy in the shop said (not in so few words) I need to MTFU.
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Yep, it weighed a bleedin' ton. Nearly 14kg. Wasn't a good fit either.
So have now ordered one of these to try
Much lighter and probably a good compromise between a road bike and a tourer.
Bit concerned about them hills going for a compact rather than a triple, but as the guy in the shop said (not in so few words) I need to MTFU.
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That's a heavy bike. If you're using it for touring then fair enough but if most of it's time isn't touring then get something lighter IMO.
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Grrrr. Evans contacted me during the week to make an appointment to try the bike today. Store is over half an hour's drive away. Turned up at the agreed time to be told the bike wasn't ready - it hadn't been built because the saddle was missing. They had not let me know yesterday when they discovered the problem "because it's the weekend". I asked if I could try it with a different saddle and I was told this was not possible - I would need to purchase both bike and a saddle and there would be "no exchanges, no refunds". They're a bike shop ffs, they've got hundreds of saddles. No apology was offered, just the excuse (repeated) that "it's the weekend".
Will speak to the manager tomorrow, but think I'm going to cancel the order - problem is there's not that many places that do the Dawes bikes, although I think there's one in Oxford which is probably doable.
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostI don't mind getting my leg over, just not on a bicycle
So reading these replies, it seems I should be looking for a Miss Marple folding mountain bike. (I also hate low handlebars)
I thought most folding bikes had low or non-existant crossbars.
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post... for guys like me who'd rather not have the bother of lifting their leg over ...
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Originally posted by bless 'em all View PostI was going to ask what a 'ladies saddle' was all about, but I googled it instead.
"Avoiding soft tissue damage" phnarr!!
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Originally posted by mudskipper View PostMost ladies bikes have a crossbar too. Unless you go for a miss marple shopper.
Dawes do do a ladies galaxy. Unlike the men's, where you have a choice of 3 models (Classic, Super and Ultra) and a range of sizes in those models, for ladies there is one model (Classic) and one size, which is fine if you just happen to be 55 to 58 inches tall. I'm about ten inches too big. Unfortunately it also means you have to shell out extra for a ladies saddle, but will see whether shop will do a swapsie.
"Avoiding soft tissue damage" phnarr!!
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Originally posted by KentPhilip View Post<sexistmode>
It's got a crossbar. Call yourself a lady!
</sexistmode>
Dawes do do a ladies galaxy. Unlike the men's, where you have a choice of 3 models (Classic, Super and Ultra) and a range of sizes in those models, for ladies there is one model (Classic) and one size, which is fine if you just happen to be 55 to 58 inches tall. I'm about ten inches too big. Unfortunately it also means you have to shell out extra for a ladies saddle, but will see whether shop will do a swapsie.
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