Good starter racer for my boy?
ohteddy
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I'd appreciate some advice as I go web-blind switching between second-hand and new racers for my 15-year-old. He fancies a Dawes giro 200 - any thoughts on this - or are we better looking for something secondhand on Bikeshd? Don't want to pay more than £300 as he got a few more inches to grow yet.
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The Giro 200 didn't get the best of reviews here a few years back. Without wanting to sound like a broken record, have you considered the B'Twin Triban 3? Given the good reviews it's been getting, there might be a good second-hand market for them when he needs to get something bigger.0
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again broken record here, i owned a triban 3 you really cant go wrong with it. If you want to grab a real bargain look for 1 on ebay/gumtree and spend what you save on kit.0
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Having read the spec for the Dawes properly, I would avoid it if I were you. It's got downtube shifters, for a start, which I can't imagine being great for someone starting out.0
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+1 for the Triban 3 ... never owned one but spec wise its got to be a contender. Ive researched lots as a fanatical beginner and it 'always' gets positive comments0
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lc1981 wrote:Having read the spec for the Dawes properly, I would avoid it if I were you. It's got downtube shifters, for a start, which I can't imagine being great for someone starting out.
Downtube shifters are a pain in the @rse. Having to literally find your gears when you're learning can cause wobbles, perticuarly as he'll have instances where he'll need to look down at them on occasion - checking to see what gear he's in, trying to find where they are when he can't quite put his hand on them etc.
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