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Could be on the lookout for one of those cassettes then, have just bought a 6207 crankset with what looks like bronze coloured chainrings (biopace). Narrowed the saddle choice down to 2, a concor or a regal, both were similar in price range £65-£80, then found an absolute bargain, OnOne/PlanetX...

@ deadrats, see post above, looks like I'm sorted, thanks anyway. @ forty45, as long as they're both the silver/grey versions and not the black I'll take both please, won't need a 21t now. Thanks.

@ thinpandas. Don't need anything bigger than a 21, thanks for the offer though. :-) @ forty45, sounds promising, many thanks :-)

Hi guys, I'm looking for 2 or 3 uniglide sprockets (6200/6400 series) A 13t or 14t threaded (1st position/lockring) Then a 14t/15t (or both) And possibly a 21t. Will consider a complete cassette to break for parts. Sprockets need to have plenty of life left in them. Spacers would be helpful...

Re: Shimano 600 EX Crankset Now sorted. thanks for viewing.

The B17 is a classic of any era, i'm going for a B17 Narrow in Honey for my current project (87 Raleigh Randonneur), but i'm going for something a bit more racey on the Dawes. :)

Thanks for the offer, tempting, but am going to go with white on this build.

Thanks shinkicker.....don't mind a bit of bling.....gold livery and lugwork was standard on this bike and keep drooling at those gold anodised cassettes that Shimano did back in the 80's.....NOS imported from the capital of bling at about 100 dollars :-)

B17 on an Audax or Touring Bike of that era, most definitely, but this bike was originally built as a racer and had a generic Dawes saddle (Copy of the Concor?) Also Brooks only seem to do the Team Pro and the Swallow in White...which are both sold out and out of my price range :-(

Sorry for the cheesy title guys...need your advice :D Have spent the evening drinking rioja and doing some research into vintage/retro saddles for my next project, a 1984 Dawes Imperial. Have discovered that both San Marco and Selle Italia have re-introduced their classic saddles from the...

Hi Guys, Am on the hunt for a bit of an oddity :D I have a Shimano FD-M650 which has a 31.8 clamp (Endless Band Type) and i'm going to fit it to an old Reynolds 531 frame 28.6mm. I dont want to use shims (spoil the look) Has anyone got a 28.6mm band to sell me (or will do a swap for my...

Hi Guys, Just starting the hunt for parts for my new project, i'm looking for a Shimano 600 EX (FC-6207) Crankset. Condition must be very good to excellent or NOS. see here for exact details of part. http://velobase.com/ViewComponent.aspx? ... AbsPos=214 Budget available £25 - £75 posted...

Hi Guys, I'm trying to find some info about these hubs, been on velobase, been on the national cycle museum archive and even drawn a blank on google, all i can find is pics to prove they exist! I'm particularly looking for tech specs, flange sizes, C to F L&R measurements to calculate spoke...

Was one, a Randonneur i've been plodding along with since spring 2013 and looked like this a couple of weeks ago and is now stripped and ready to go for a respray and livery in the new year. Has now become two since i bought this Dawes as a donor bike purely for the wheels, but isn't half as...

Judging by your experience, i assume my plan to retrofit with a full Shimano 600 EX groupset is a good idea then? :-)

Do you know if yours has been renovated at some point?

Thanks you two, some cracking detail pics on flickr, now i'm confused, Robbied's Imperial is the same colour as mine and a year newer, Biggsy's looks a bit older than mine (guessing from the 531 decals at very early 80's) but both have the same top tube decal 'Dawes Imperial' in a plain font...

Thanks, appreciate that. The previous owners bought the bike in 88 at around 3 or 4 yrs old, so I think its prob an 84 model. I particularly need detailed photographs of the top tube 'imperial' decal and any decals on the seat tube.

Sorted now guys....thanks for the help. Bought a donor bike off ebay with period correct wheels with MA40 rims and got a Dawes 531 frame as a bonus :-) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dawes-Imperia ... TRK%3AMEWN

Hey Guys, i have just won a 531c Dawes Imperial circa 1984 on ebay, i bought it as damaged purely for the wheels, to donate them to my current restoration project (1987 Raleigh Randonneur) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dawes-Imperia ... TRK%3AMEWN picked the bike up today and the damage isn't...