Dawes USA Lightning

I purchased a DAWES USA bike from SportyMamaBikes on Ebay. Rode the bike less than a handful of times and had the cycle break down and throw me on flat paved concrete. Dawes USA cycles come with a lifetime manufacturers warranty. The problem is that the manufacturer is absolutely unwilling to entertain any notion of a manufacturers defect. They told me it was impossible for one of there bikes to have a defect. If you want them to work with you on the problem, you essentially have to file a lawsuit which isn't worth it for a $350 bicycle. Further, SportyMamaBikes is quite friendly when they are taking your money for their product and extremely unfriendly and unprofessional when you have a problem with their product.

The long and short of it - spend just a little bit more on brand name bike from a reputable bike shop or dealer. I purchased my replacement bike from Performance Bikes who deal online as well as have shops across the U.S. If you should have a problem with a bike, I think you'll have better luck resolving the problem if you deal with an established business, rather than a business that deals out of their garage (SportyMamaBikes).

Stay away from Dawes USA Cycles and go with a brand name bike with a good reputation. Especially at the end of the season (Fall) you can get good deals for a brand name bike for not much more than what you spend on a Dawes anytime of the year.

Basically, the potential headache with buying a dawes cycle is not worth the little bit of money you save.