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Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
Not sure of model.bicycle has been paint over no decals just a head badge I did blue paint.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Sorry I just sent you a message. I’m in California not to many Dawes bicycles here.I’ve been searching eBay UK not many folks shipping to US.Thank you.
Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
Sorry @CTony . In California, in which case you're really going to find it difficult.
I think your only hope would be to find someone here who might be prepared to courier it to you. I wonder if @Gravity Aided could help you out, he has access to these types of spares, he's in the US but nowhere near California.
I think your only hope would be to find someone here who might be prepared to courier it to you. I wonder if @Gravity Aided could help you out, he has access to these types of spares, he's in the US but nowhere near California.
Ok,Thank I’ll give it a try
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Afraid I have no access to anything that old among Dawes cycles.
SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
The reality is it doesnt matter too much so long as the steerer is long enough to pass through the head tube and assemble the headset.
The easiest option would be to take a fork from a scrap steel non-racing road frame, which might have been designed for 27" wheels. The worst case scenario is the replacement fork is half an inch taller between the axle dropouts and the crown race and you end up with a very slight upwards slope on the top tube towards the front. Your frame geometry would also slacken by about one degree. In reality, a 26" fork designed for 1 3/8" tyres and steel mudguards may not be that much difference in height to a 27" fork designed for 1 1/4" tyres and slimmer mudguards.
The easiest option would be to take a fork from a scrap steel non-racing road frame, which might have been designed for 27" wheels. The worst case scenario is the replacement fork is half an inch taller between the axle dropouts and the crown race and you end up with a very slight upwards slope on the top tube towards the front. Your frame geometry would also slacken by about one degree. In reality, a 26" fork designed for 1 3/8" tyres and steel mudguards may not be that much difference in height to a 27" fork designed for 1 1/4" tyres and slimmer mudguards.
