Touring Bikes

The Vantage is designed for the tourer on a budget who still wants the best value money can buy. With a 6061 alloy frame and chromoly fork you'll experience a quality ride and still be able to carry your kit on board. The Vantage is ready for anything with its Shimano 24 speed gears, Truvativ cranks, Schwalbe tyres, luggage rack and mudguards. An ideal starter bike for long jaunts.

Bike Features

• Frame: Dawes 6061 alloy
• Forks: Hi-tensile steel unicrown
• Gears: Shimano Acera 24 speed with STI shifters
• Chainset: Truvativ FiveD 48/38/28
• Brakes: Tektro Oryx alloy cantilever
• Wheels: Alloy double wall rims with Shimano hubs
• Dawes saddle
• Marathon tyres
• Chromoplastic mudguards
• Alloy rear carrier

About Touring Bikes

If you are looking for a work hours to carry you from one end of a country to the other then a touring bike is where your search should be focused. Touring bikes are specifically designed to be comfortable, easy to ride and robust enough to take miles and miles of riding. They can also make for excellent commuter bikes thanks to their strong frames and high quality components. Touring bikes really are the speciality of Dawes and the Galaxy series is world renowned and still stands strong in a world of carbon. This year Dawes have revised every frame in the touring range to perfect the geometry and include smaller size frames to suit the smaller rider.

• Frames
  Touring bikes are expected to cover thousands of miles in their lifetime. This is why Dawes use only the best materials for their frames. The majority of Dawes touring bikes use the world renowned Reynolds.
• Wheels
  Wheels are a key factor on a touring bike as these are the part of the bike that keep you rolling. This is why Dawes fit high quality double wall rims, quality hubs and the highest quality tyres, Schwalbe that come with puncture protection.
• Accessories
  When touring across countries it is vital to be able to carry equipment and essentials. Dawes fit high quality rear carriers to all their touring bikes as well as full mudguards to keep you clean and dry.

Dawes Vantage Bike Specification