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    Help i.d. mystery bike.

    68 bb gb. 27.2 seatpost.
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    Help i.d. mystery bike.

    Re: frame and forks clock in at 2.5kg. Id guess that as a 531 or colombus equiv, or am I way off the mark?
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    Help i.d. mystery bike.

    Re: Not the cleverest job is it? Anyway, the bike was stripped before spraying, I think, so I haven't yet encountered any interesting details in the usual spots...
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    Help i.d. mystery bike.

    I got this bike from ebay for the nice retro 7-speed 105 groupset, but the frame has caught my imagination too - In part because I can't id it.... SAM_1912 by John Dunn, on Flickr There's a thick glom of paint covering all but the bb shell (I scraped some away.) I've managed to search out...
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    Dawes Super Galaxy, chromed forks - 21" SWAP for 25" frame.

    Thanks for that. I plan to respray anyway, so the paint isnt much of an issue. Given that mine needs a respray to. I want another "super galaxy" frame, or lighter tourer frame, as the plain old "galaxy" feels heavier. (not that ive weighed it.) That frame of yours might be really heavy? Im in...
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    Dawes Super Galaxy, chromed forks - 21" SWAP for 25" frame.

    Re: Thanks. Ideally youd have a frame with chromed forks and stays. I always coveted those bikes. Let me know whats lurking around.
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    Dawes Galaxy - 21" - VGC - 1982/3 ish

    Hi Looking for £200 collected (near Canterbury.) I thought I'd try to sell on RB before putting this bike on ebay. This site help me strip and clean the bike when I bought it a couple of years ago - but it's too small for long rides, comfortable ones anyway... The drivetrain is in amazing...
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    Dawes Super Galaxy, chromed forks - 21" SWAP for 25" frame.

    I have a 21" frame I was going to respray but 21 is way too small for me, I need a 25" frame ideally. The paintwork is destroyed, but the chrome is in great cond. It doesn't seem worth selling, but it definitely is worth having... if you follow me? I'd consider selling it, but then I'm left...
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    Bike Jumble - THE FREEWHEEL - Dargate, Kent - 8 October

    @ The Freewheel, Dargate, E. Kent. BIKE JUMBLE Saturday 8 October 9am-12pm http://www.thefreewheel.pub/events-at-t ... -and-cafe/ There's nothing on their website yet, but they have sent me an email about it. (edited to add date in title.)
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    Dawes Galaxy - Refurb Complete.

    Yes, they look pretty much identical. They're also very cheap in comparison with the others I've looked at.
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    Dawes Galaxy - Refurb Complete.

    Re: Re: Aye. Still perfectly true too - I very much doubt it ever toured beyond the local shops.
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    Dawes Galaxy - Refurb Complete.

    Re: Re: Thanks. You're correct in thinking that |I wanted to keep as many original component as I could, so like the post below recommends I'll get ome Koolstops. (£20 - fully 1/5 of what I paid for the bike. Mad isn't it?) lol. I'm leaving them for now for the same reasons as above, just not...
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    Dawes Galaxy - Refurb Complete.

    ...mostly. :) Thanks to the people that replied to me on my threads during the build. https://www.flickr.com/photos/contactjo ... ed-public/https://www.flickr.com/photos/contactjo ... ed-public/ That's the finished bike, stripped, cleaned and regreased. The only significant change -...
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    Pavyc - sit up and beg - mysterious maker - Belgian?

    The bike is branded 'Depsy'. And there's precious little on the interweb save for people stating that there's precious little on the interweb! I did find a 2nd hand comment that the firm were a Belgian brand of racing bikes primarily. I've found one other frame like this, but with drops and...
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    Dawes Galaxy - Refurb - a few problems.

    Regarding the BB area, I expect more problems from the cranks in future. I'm getting a torque wrench in to get them on without my guesswork but I'm always dubious about square tapers - probably from youthful bodging around with them. The photos were lovely weren't they? Prompted me to take off...
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    Claud Butler c 1962....Finished

    Re: Some great restoration. Hardly recognise it from that 1st page.
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    Dawes Galaxy - original pannier rack - fit for purpose?

    Re: Thanks. Pretty much what I hoped to hear.
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    Dawes Galaxy - original pannier rack - fit for purpose?

    When I got my Galaxy very recently I was lucky enough to get it with the original pannier rack: https://www.flickr.com/photos/contactjo ... ed-public/ it just looks a little flimsy compared to modern racks but this is a respected tourer, after all this design made it through how many...
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    Dawes Galaxy - Refurb - a few problems.

    Re: Checked my photos, and that's how mine sat. The bottom bracket is also fine - just removed it - just needs some new bearings. That 27.0 tube also arrived. I've tried it and it fits in fairly easily. So how loose is too loose!? It's 40mm long, 350mm or so of which is going to be in the tube?
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    Dawes Galaxy - Refurb - a few problems.

    Re: Got any photos of that alternative routing?
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