The bike is now completely scratched all over and looks a mess. In little over one year of low but regular usage, at the stated air pressure, the tyre became detached from the beading.Both tyres are now fully replaced with white walled tyres where the white will not wash off.4) Cheap back derailleur (Shimano Tourney RD-TY300 costs £11.99 to replace) was impossible to adjust - cross threaded adjuster barrel.
The VSF feels immensely stable, solid and exudes class. Dawes (owned by Tandem Group) was once a great British company..I have Dawes galaxy bikes going back nearly 50 years. Dawes is a mainstream British brand, specialist subject being steel-framed bikes — so that’s what we’ve got here topped off with Shimano Claris groupset Matt Lamy October 1, 2014 4:54 pm 1 of 4

The VSF is better finished, has better brakes and comes with a full dynamo lighting system. Don't judge a bike by its marketplace – this might be an affordable hybrid from family cycling expert Dawes, but the Discovery 201 combines a lively compact aluminium frame with excellent 1x Shimano drivetrain to create a bike that will inspire a smile on your commute or weekend potter.

The Dawes uses one of their 'Hydroformed' Aluminium frames and a straight Aluminium fork. Narrower bars exaggerate any steering movement you make, though the Dawes is insulated from any skittishness by its long trail figure.
Not so good are the visible rim joints where they’ve been pinned together. 34 shares; Facebook; Twitter; Pinterest; Email; In the early 1990’s, there weren’t nearly as many available touring bike models as there are today. Since almost all bike frames are made by the same people anyway, the customer trades off brand recognition for super low prices and formidable components. Would you like to go to our website now? The Dawes list price is over 10% more and I just don't see that as being justified. We will look at the Dawes Kingpin. Latest deals. I emailed tredz, who emailed dawes who (after a short wait) sent out a replacement set of brakes. Sensible starter bike, but there are cheaper rivals with fewer glitches . CrMo can also be made to give more 'spring' and thus comfort, but it's interesting to note that VSF resort to Aluminium forks further up their range so what do I know? Such a pity - but cheap components now appears the order of the day for Dawes.It was my fault not to check the bike over more thoroughly in shop. In evaluating, Are Dawes Bikes Ang Good? The Dawes discovery is a good value entry level hybrid bike. Yet there’s more to the Birmingham bike company than tourers, including a range of road bikes. Pedals are basic one-piece metal which in my experience are a good compromise as they don't fall apart like those with a separate cage, though fitting toe-clips isn't possible. Hope that holds up - seems serial numbers mean nothing.Anyway had a closer look at the bike. At £299.99 the Dawes Sahara 2017 Hybrid Bike is also the ranked number 9 of 43 products by Dawes in the same category. Hi oscdorcas, we've only just signed up to Trustpilot, so i'm sorry you never had a response sooner! Dawes Giro 300 review. It's a sophisticated use of the material which in theory should make for a lighter and yet stiffer frame. It is only possible to use flat spanners to remove wheel nuts for fear of rounding completely. 'British' input is design and distribution. You've been subscribed to our newsletter. There is a side-stand fitted that can balance an unloaded bike but is pretty useless/pointless/dangerous for loaded cycletouring. People guessed that the VSF was considerably more expensive (though it is cheaper), but the majority preferred the Sonoran's riding position. Do not buy. The chain guard, designed to stop the problem of a single front cog, does not work.If you want to arrive at work without oil on your hands avoid this bike.The bike is a complete disaster.

Wheels on both bikes stayed true and customers liked both. Their comprehensive range of bicycles delivers the highest quality, from its team of experienced and knowledgeable staff ... Read More, By signing up you are confirming that you have read, understood and accept our Privacy Policy, We use cookies to give you the best customer experience possible. The overall design is very 'compact' with a steeply sloping top-tube and the diameters and shapes of the tubes varies all through the frame in order to reflect the stresses imposed at various points. The quill is one of those adjustable types which means that the handlebars can be given considerable rise at the cost of shortening the bike and being a bit wobbly and creaky compared to a fixed quill - but that's what we pay to get adjustment since the adoption of aheadsets. Steel tubing for Cycle-tourists, Reynolds 531, 520, 853, True Temper – confused? There’s plenty of toe room to the wheel, because the bike’s fairly long in the top tube and from front hub to bottom bracket. It later transpired that practically any touch with a D-lock or brush with a handbag will scratch. Just purchased and assembled a Dawes Road bike for xmas present.Bike went together well and so went to the paperwork to register the bike for the warranry.Paperwork says failure to register will result in warranty being void. A few months ago I reviewed the VSF T50s Hybrid with the aim of seeing if it was a solid entry-level touring bike.

The decline in quality is staggering - Dawes are not what they once were. Without your support we'd not be here... Email, telephone and snail-mail addresses.

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