Dawes Galaxy 2004

[Velorum59]

Just finished building this one as my new daily utility bike.

I bought the frame from the original owner who after using it for touring and club runs put it into storage for about 10 years.

It had a few rust spots that I have treated with inhibitor but is otherwise straight, sound and still presentable in my view.

Ive built it in low gear single chainwheel configuration - Ive arrived at this via trial and error with other builds and it suits me fine for daily use and frequent 30+ mile round trips in hilly Cornwall!

Its running well on Continental Urban Contact 32c tyres but I will be changing these next week for 40c ones to improve comfort on the poorly maintained roads around here!

Components:
Frame: 2004 Reynolds 631
Headset: Threaded (with threadless adapter)
Handlebars: Alloy straight/riser
Brake levers: Dia Comp
Changer: SR thumb lever
Seat pin: Alloy micro adjust
Saddle: Brooks B17 Professional
Crankset: Stronglight TD2 single chainwheel 34t
BB: Shinano BBUD300
Pedals: MKS
Rear derailleur: Microshift
Rear cassette: Microshift 8 speed - 46/11
Wheels: Rear - Shimano XT 36h QR, Front - Miche large flange 36h QR. Sputnik 700c 622 touring rims,
Tyres: Continental Urban Contact 700 x 32c
Mudguards: SKS clip on
Rear rack: Topek alloy
Panniers:
Velobin rigid

 

[biggs682]

@Velorum59 looks a splendid machine so enjoy it

 

[Aston]

That looks lovely 👍

 

[Paulus]

That is a lovely looking bike you have built there.😎

 

[Velorum59]

Thanks for the feedback folks!

I couple of final jobs this morning

Fitted Continental 700 x 40c Urban Contact tyres and shortened the SKS rack mounted rear mudguard to give a more balanced look.

Compared to the older Reynolds 531 models Ive owned this 631 frameset has loads of clearance for bigger tyres. 40c is as big as I want to go but it looks as though it would accommodate bigger!