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....... I've a French bike - a Geliano. The frame is Columbus SL, although the two split-seat tubes are in a French tube called CAMUS. The framebuilder was called Francis Quillon. It is a cracking bike to ride and I'm very pleased with it. Although nearly 30 years old, the design...

RIP Jimmy Savile. Jimmy 'Oscar' Saville was a top-level cyclist back in the late 40s & 50s !

An MOT, tax & insurance would be needed. You could get by on a 'L' Plates with a standard driving licence - just like with a 50cc moped. I'd love it ! . . . . . . . but my Missus wouldn't.

The seller reckons this might be 60 years old - I think its more likely over 80 years old - well, the engine part, that is. I've never seen one before and I'll probably never see one again...

I displayed commendable restraint :lol: Yes, I think that I will ride it myself. I have to say, the dropouts seem to be rather solid & thick - might take some bending back. Cheers for the replies, fellas !

My son recently had an 'off' on his Dawes Galaxy (531 tubing). He is fine, but there is an issue with the frame. He fell off on the right of the bike and the bike slid away. The rear derallieur is a 'write off'; worse, he was bent the hanger and dropout back (inwards) ever so slightly...

Cheers for the reply; it is very interesting to read the opinions of others who have experience of tandeming with a child. Ta. v. much for the offer to try your tandem - but I live many miles away in Shropshire. I live in a very hilly area; if I were to buy a Double Edge or Kickback Two or...

Was it 501 or 531 ? I must thank both yourself and Hamster for your replies. I was considering 'splashing out' c. £500 on an Orbit Libra. A fine bike, I'm sure; but I'm not certain that it is 'worth it' (for my purposes) since I believe that one would cost potentially twice the price of a...

Cheers for the info., hamster ! Of course, I hadn't considered the benefits of having stronger wheels on a MTB tandem. Are the 'older Dawes MTB tandems' (such as the Kickback Two's) aluminium frames or steel ? (I've always had a preference for steel frames). If there is such a beast...

Thank you for taking the trouble to reply. Yes, any 531 bike that I'd consider would be from the 80s or 90s. I'm interested to read about your opinons on the MTB tandems; I've never considered an MTB tandem, 'cos I thought that for on-road use (the bulk of our cycling) they'd be 'harder...

Hi All, I'm considering getting a tandem - for use with my (tall for age) 7 year old lad. Should I go for an older steel-framed 531 tandem (to which I'd probably have to fit kiddy cranks) - something such as a Claude Butler Majestic II or Dawes Galaxy ? or . . . should I go for...

Frankly, I'd leave the Keniston's 'as is'. It is a very rare frame, in my opinion. Although I've heard of the name, I've never actually seen one. I think that it would be a shame to obliterate all that history. If you do paint/coat it, it just becomes another 531 frame which has...

Your frame dates from 1984. 1984 Started with SB6300 1985 Started with SB7000

Regarding SBDU numbers, 1979 started with SB2800; your frame with number SB2720 would have been built towards the end of 1978. Regarding tubing: 1) 753 is Metric-diameter tubing (28.0 mm O.D. for the seat and down tubes, 26.0 mm O.D. for the top tube), and was introduced in about 1975...

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Another new frame - Missus will kill me ! It has been 'renovated' at some time by Coombes Cycles; they said that it was a quality frame, but they've no idea who made it. The only thing that I can tell you, is that the rear dropouts are 127mm. Question is - have you guys any idea ?

I think that the most important thing would be how much you might use/enjoy the bike. Though having said that, some seem to prefer the process of restoring an older frame, to actually riding the finished result. To get the very best price, I'd bung it on Ebay (worldwide); from the money that...

. . . and a few more. When I lived up in Sale, the bike shops that I visited were: Johnny Berry's - sadly, Johnny died relatively young; his frames were as good as anything that I've seen. Doug Hartley's in Altrincham was a popular shop the one that I visited most, was Pemberton's...