Hello and good evening!

[Bigamac]

Hello!

I'm luke, from southend in Essex UK. Haven't done much reading on this site yet so will catch up with it all slowly.

Been a cyclist for years now, various different styles mainly bmx a few years back.

Im now venturing into the road/fixie route.

Tomorrow I'm picking up a nice looking circa 1978 dawes for a grand sum of £20.
Looking foward to a nice project, will be taking loads of pictures and notes and hopefully doing a detailed post once I have got it sorted doing it on the cheap.


First question for now is where can I look to find what model the dawes is and any form of details on the bike it once was.

Thanks!

 

[NeilM]

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Welcome.

Good price for the basis of a project.

Get it home and get some detailed pictures of it and if possibly find a frame number and the usual detectives will get to work.

If the badge on the head tube is small, oval and stick on, then I would venture it is from the 1990's, as that is the style of badge that was installed on the Dawes MTB's at that time.

 

[non-fixie]

Welcome, Luke! Nice find. Will be following proceedings with interest.

 

[Bigamac]

It does look like it has a stuck on badge like you have described, I don't really know any details of it, but I will be sure to let you all know tomorrow!

So looking forward to this.

General rule when doing vintage fixie, sticking with original paint or respraying? Or just personal choice?

 

[NeilM]

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If it is something old / rare or with something special by way of paint, then generally people try to rescue / preserve what's there.

Otherwise, suit yourself. :mrgreen:

One tip; if you are going to build it up as a single speed, don't cut anything off... drop outs, braze ons etc, as it will be expensive / uneconomical to reverse that decision in a year or five's time.

 

[Robbied196]

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Dawes Shadow

 

[Bigamac]

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Dawes Shadow

Able to tell me any more details on it? Can't find much on google from that. Thanks though!