Edge of the road

[marge602]

Hi folks. My '92 Dawes Edge(or The Edge, as it was called 20 years ago)is ready to be built. Thought i'd post a few pics before I get started, and will post some during the build too.

I decided to go with the current Dawes decals, as it won't be entirely retro cos I have some modern bits to go on it and wanted to combine retro and modern looks.

Purists look away now, it's also going to be a road bike(hence the name), with 26" slicks and drop bars. I won a set of RX100 8 speed road STI levers on eBay a while back, and always had it in mind they'd be perfect for it.

More pics to come, but I have to wait for the weekend cos it's dark when I get home from work during the week. Arse!

Regards

Marge

 

[legrandefromage]

me likey!

 

[stewlewis]

Me too.
I quite fancied doing the same, in white using leather saddle/tape/chain stay guard and tan walls.

The high rise stem just doesnt look great i think, with drops.
Watching this yo be proved wrong.

You going with V's snd travel agents?
Those mich run'r tyre look good slim slicks, black though.

 

[marge602]

No offended purists so far then! Most of the parts will be black, stem, post, bars and tape, saddle etc. Most of this is down to practicality, as it'll be a winter bike/commuter, but I also think it's possible to have too much white. I've got a pair of Conti Sport Contact 26 x 1.5 with the reflective stripe on the sidewalls, so they're going on it too. Brakes are silver Shimano canti's(Alivio I think). Stem's gonna be a short, high rise job I have kicking around, run upside down. Road bikes with high bars just feel like Choppers to me.....

Marge

 

[stewlewis]

Sounding good, simple black n white.
1.5 on an mtb look good.
Looking forward to seeing the inverted stem, speed commuter!

Im no purist, boring, unique bikes, for the rider are the most interesting.

 

[marge602]

Agreed. That said, I love seeing the retro mtbs on here in as new condition. Was really into the 90's mtb scene, but i've been a roadie now for 10-12 years. Took me a long time to be able to ride full tilt on the drops, and it's not something i'll give up easily. I want the Edge to have a really aggressive ride position, so hopefully it'll work out that way. We'll see. Will post pics when I can

Marge

 

[bren]

Awesome frames.
I had drastically modified my 1990 Raw Nerve by march '91 so I don't really understand the fuss that surrounds modifying old bikes. We did it then, and were still doing it now.

 

[bren]

My hack in roadie-ish spec in 1992

 

[integerspin]

Bren! They should call you Casey Jones with that stash..

 

[MiniNinjaRob]

I think you've done an excellent job there, looks really smart with the new decals on too.