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01-26-11, 04:25 PM
Hiya, my friend wants to start cycling to work this spring, but is not a confident cyclist. I don't think she quite has the hang of it yet. So anyway, I know she wanted a bike she can stand over without injury, so I had a hoke around and found this locally and got it for her tonight.
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It is a Dawes Countryman, circa ? 1988? and needs new tires (it has monster tires from Holland on it) but basically, it is just what I was hoping to find. It has flat bars, and thumb-side shifters. It has a small frame (18 inches?), mudguards, a rear rack, and okay pedals. Oh, and bonus: there's a kick-stand! The flat tires meant I wasn't able to test drive it, but the gears shift smoothly and the brakes seem to work.
Best of all, look at the spec of the frame!
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I can't wait to try it out once it gets the once-over and some new tires from my LBS!
I guess this is some sort of early hybrid touring-slash-mountain bike from Dawes? The front fork is something I have not seen before. Has anyone here ever had one? I was familiar with the Galaxy, but have never seen this defunct model.
187574
It is a Dawes Countryman, circa ? 1988? and needs new tires (it has monster tires from Holland on it) but basically, it is just what I was hoping to find. It has flat bars, and thumb-side shifters. It has a small frame (18 inches?), mudguards, a rear rack, and okay pedals. Oh, and bonus: there's a kick-stand! The flat tires meant I wasn't able to test drive it, but the gears shift smoothly and the brakes seem to work.
Best of all, look at the spec of the frame!
187575
I can't wait to try it out once it gets the once-over and some new tires from my LBS!
I guess this is some sort of early hybrid touring-slash-mountain bike from Dawes? The front fork is something I have not seen before. Has anyone here ever had one? I was familiar with the Galaxy, but have never seen this defunct model.