1992 Dawes Super Galaxy - restoration complete!

[KeepItSteel]

Never ceases to amaze me how well a bike can be brought back to life with a tube of metal polish, fresh rags and plenty of elbow grease.

The rest is really taking shape now, just waiting for a few finishing parts to arrive..

 

[mulletino]

Amazing. This picture has inspired me to do some polishing! A quick search of threads mentions autosol as a polish option. Is that what you used/recommend?

 

[KeepItSteel]

Yes, autosol is the bees knees. I made the mistake of trying another brand recently, safe to say I bought more autosol straight after

 

[KeepItSteel]

Small but satisfying detail

 

[KeepItSteel]

Handlebar tape happiness (wasn't that a Manic Street Preachers track?)

 

[chickendrumsticks]

Amazing. This picture has inspired me to do some polishing! A quick search of threads mentions autosol as a polish option. Is that what you used/recommend?

I get mine from Wilko. Beats any flea bay nonsense.

 

[hamster]

Coming together very nicely!

 

[legrandefromage]

Tsk... you lose points for the front brake cable outer routing

 

[KeepItSteel]

What's wrong with up and over?

 

[legrandefromage]

well, you've got extra cable that you dont need and a handy entanglementoohbuggerIjustgotcaughtup loopy thing on the bars

Found these on my internet travels for a less flexy brake hanger that can sit in the headset. I have some stem mounted ones too but these are shiny

https://www.velodrome.shop/index.ph...HcYuFc1Tbw86_PDDUfTtnRtWfNAVMSjEaAsg6EALw_wcB