Dawes Diploma
Firstly, I think this looks a really attractive stylish bike. For £320 it looks great value and could make an excellent buy for someone want something a little more stylish than a gharish coloured mountain bike.
It is not built for speed but for a comfortable and practical ride. The ladies version comes with a step through frame design – suitable for skirts. (The Men’s Dawes Diploma comes with a standard horizontal top tube). The chain guard helps protect any loose clothing from getting oily. It means you don’t have to worry so much about tucking your trousers into your socks. The basket is practical and large. Though filled with heavy items it will make steering more difficult.
At 17.1Kg it is not light and with only 3 sturmey archer gears it may prove somewhat inhibiting for hillier cities. However, for most cities, a 3 speed sturmey archer is sufficient. If you buy this bike, you won’t be racing people at traffic lights. But, you will get a few admiring glances. At £320 its pretty good value. You could get a hybrid or mountain bike for £200 and it would have more gears. But, they wouldn’t have anywhere near the same class as this.
- Dawes Diploma at Evans Cycles
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