heritageboy
New Member
Greetings, first post on here.
Wife's b'day in a couple of weeks and I'd like to get her a new bike. I'm after a comfort/ATB around the £200 mark - I've come across two that tickle my fancy:
Dawes Saratoga Elite 2008 16" - £231.90 all-in, Ebay
Ridgeback MXK Open frame 14.5" - £222.98 all-in, Ebay though I'd need to get her the 17"
The Dawes has a better transmission (Alivio) than the MXK's (Altus) though I read the MXK is super-comfy. I worry that the Saratoga will be too heavy at 15.4kg but can't find a weight anywhere for the MXK. I like the fact that the Dawes comes with mudguards/stand and that she's got on well with the Saratoga as that's what our local bike hire place uses. Bike will be used for gentle cycling with me (pulling tot in trailer behind Orange Evo) on tracks in the Forest of Dean.
Any advice gratefully rec'd!
Wife's b'day in a couple of weeks and I'd like to get her a new bike. I'm after a comfort/ATB around the £200 mark - I've come across two that tickle my fancy:
Dawes Saratoga Elite 2008 16" - £231.90 all-in, Ebay
Ridgeback MXK Open frame 14.5" - £222.98 all-in, Ebay though I'd need to get her the 17"
The Dawes has a better transmission (Alivio) than the MXK's (Altus) though I read the MXK is super-comfy. I worry that the Saratoga will be too heavy at 15.4kg but can't find a weight anywhere for the MXK. I like the fact that the Dawes comes with mudguards/stand and that she's got on well with the Saratoga as that's what our local bike hire place uses. Bike will be used for gentle cycling with me (pulling tot in trailer behind Orange Evo) on tracks in the Forest of Dean.
Any advice gratefully rec'd!