diddlydood

I asked bikesdirect which bike they recommended for me and they wrote back stating both are the same. I don't think they are.

Can someone here that knows bikes help me out? Are they very similar or one is better than the other? I bike about 20 miles 3-4 times a week but don't want to spend a lot on a bike but yet don't want to get a bike from big boxed store.

Thanks.

Dawes Wendy bike:

Save Up to 60% Off Womens Hybrid City Bikes - Dawes Wendy Women Specific Flat Bar, Hybrid Road Bikes

and

Dawes Eclipse 1:

Save up to 60% off new Comfort Bikes - Dawes Eclipse 1.0

2lo8

They are functionally the same. Many of the components are the same or at least equivalent. The biggest difference appears to be styling, colors and $80.

However, the components really aren't all that different from a big box store bike.

If I had to pick between the two there is no way I could justify spending $80 more on the more expensive one.

diddlydood

Thanks.

I gave up looking on Craigslist and need a bike now. My decision is between these 2 and the Nashbar Flat Bar Road bike for women. I actually ordered it but had to sell it on Craigslist because I needed the 17" and not the 15" that they recommended. It was a really nice bike but now the price has gone up 50.00 so was considering these 2 from bikesdirect thinking they'd be about the same quality as the Nashbar bike.

2lo8

Is that with or without the 21% off coupon? Nashbar sometimes bumps the prices up a little when they run coupons, but it still usually ends up cheaper.

The Nashbar bike is a step up. Nashbar also usually allows exchanges for sizes. You could call them up and ask if they'll honor the old price if you didn't know.

diddlydood

Believe me I did contact them to ask about returning and exchanging. The thing is I paid the LBS 50.00 to assemble for me and I would have had to ship it back which meant I would have had to pay the LBS 50.00 more dollars to un-assemble it. lol Nashbar also wanted me to pay return shipping but they would have paid shipping of bigger bike. It would have been too expensive to return so I sold it at a 15.00 loss so not that big a deal.

So Nashbar is a little nicer? I may just get the 17" in that then. It is a nice bike and it rode smoothly. I just didn't know about the bikesdirect bikes and if about the same as Nashbars.

Actually I got the Nashbar for 299.00 and then had bought it when they were 25% off so paid about 240 for it after 15.00 shipping cost...plus got back about 22.50 in cash back going thru BeFrugal. :-)

Now same bike is 349.99...50.00 more expensive but I'd wait for it to be 25% off.

But if bikesdirect Eclipse was so much cheaper and no shipping costs and if about same quality as Nashbar, figured I just get that. Decisions decisions.