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that looks like a good candidate for Mary, if it's not too tall. It is a good quality touring bike with cantilever brakes (good for stopping in all weather). There is a good spread between the chainrings (the thingies that the chain goes around by the pedals) and the freewheel ( the cogs attached to the rear hub) looks like it has a 34 tooth cog (good for hills). The rear rack is a solid touring rack and the handlebars look comphy. It seems that the best strategy with e-bay is to sit on the side lines & watch the bidding and then swoop in at the last minute with a carefully considered winning bid. If you enter the fray early on, you'll just push the price up. The seller is in London, so shipping would be reasonable. However I agree with other posters who recommend purchasing a suitable bike through one's local bike shop, to ensure proper fit and all the other advice & service that they provide. Roger On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 9:38 PM, Ablejack Courtney <jack.tour@...> wr ote: > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/DAWES-GALAXY-LADIES-ROAD-BIKE-BICYCLE-531-TUBING-NO-R SV_W0QQitemZ140363089088QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Bikes_GL?hash=item20ae4ac4c 0#ht_615wt_1167(Continue reading)
caveat emptor, those 2 thin tubes as a top tube substitute Mixte frames when made of lightweight 531, get pretty noodly fitted one for an ex-gf a Mercian, the handlebars can torque the headtube and move the front wheel a couple inches out of track, with out much effort . the design with one larger tube , and then 2 bracing tubes from seat tube mid section to dropout.. would be a better type IMHO.
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