What's this Dawes?

nickf1975

Dirt Disciple
Hello I just picked this up. It's apparently a 70's Dawes going from the badge. It has 622x18 rims. Does anyone know anything about it?

Many thanks
 

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Looks like a de-stickered Dawes Mirage. My mate had one like this at school with Reynolds 500 (?) tubing, in the mid 80s though, not 70s...red stickers.
Hope this helps :)
 
They started using that badge in 1980 or '81. If these reflectors are original I think they probably date to the mid-1980s. You should be able to find date stamps on some components.

It's a fairly low-end bike with the Huret Eco derailleur and basic shifters, but it will still be perfectly usable and it looks as if a weekend or so of cleaning and greasing is all it needs to be ready to go.
 
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