epicyclo
Senior Retro Guru
I've been a bit quiet here lately, the cull is going well because it's down 2 frames and then up 2 frames from starting point.
I thought I was doing well, I gave a frame to Jamie, so N-1, but he then gave me a nice Viking frame, so back to N.
Desperate to reduce the herd, I then gave a very nice Reynolds frame to a mate, so N-1 again, result!
But a month later, that mate turns up with "Look what I've got for you! Just what you're been after for ages!"
Indeed it was, and so back to N with this frame.
Now the Galaxy project is shelved because I have a better option for what I wanted it for. I may build it as a tourer now.
So here we have a Dawes Cougar, an All Terrain bike, properly built with lugs and 531. All Terrain is better description of what we ride up here than gravel IMO.
It even has a nod at modern geometry, long, slack, but not low.
A quick mock up shows I can squeeze in 700c wheels, and it looks like I may just be able to fit a 47-50mm tyre with those long chainstays. That's the next step.
More to follow.
BTW anyone got a brochure for this model?
I thought I was doing well, I gave a frame to Jamie, so N-1, but he then gave me a nice Viking frame, so back to N.
Desperate to reduce the herd, I then gave a very nice Reynolds frame to a mate, so N-1 again, result!
But a month later, that mate turns up with "Look what I've got for you! Just what you're been after for ages!"
Indeed it was, and so back to N with this frame.
Now the Galaxy project is shelved because I have a better option for what I wanted it for. I may build it as a tourer now.
So here we have a Dawes Cougar, an All Terrain bike, properly built with lugs and 531. All Terrain is better description of what we ride up here than gravel IMO.
It even has a nod at modern geometry, long, slack, but not low.
A quick mock up shows I can squeeze in 700c wheels, and it looks like I may just be able to fit a 47-50mm tyre with those long chainstays. That's the next step.
More to follow.
BTW anyone got a brochure for this model?