Show us your Dawes

[mcshroom]

I don't know of any Dawes fork suppliers. However the fork is a standard 1 1/8 steel hybrid/touring fork. If you really need to replace it, then there are a lot of generic ones on ebay and the occasional Dawes ones. I would be tempted to fit something like a Surly LHT fork, or even a Disk trucker one if you fancied converting to a front disc brake.

 

[uphillstruggler]

I don't know of any Dawes fork suppliers. However the fork is a standard 1 1/8 steel hybrid/touring fork. If you really need to replace it, then there are a lot of generic ones on ebay and the occasional Dawes ones. I would be tempted to fit something like a Surly LHT fork, or even a Disk trucker one if you fancied converting to a front disc brake.

Thanks for taking the time, don't need too yet but like to keep options open

 

[JhnBssll]

My mums red feather after I had rescued it from her shed and given it some TLC

 

[southcoast]

The old Dawes eagerly waiting at a gate. Mid eighties and still has the original tyres!

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

View attachment 452727 The old Dawes eagerly waiting at a gate. Mid eighties and still has the original tyres!

That's very nice! What is it, an Imperial? I see it's got 531 forks as well as frame. My Dawes is, I suspect, within a couple of years age of yours but 531 frame only with hi-tensile forks. Been harder used too, at least one wheel not original and the tyres were toast so I fitted some 28mm Marathons. Still way lighter than any of my others even with those tyres. Don't regret buying it at all, and not a sloping top tube in sight!

 

[southcoast]

That's very nice! What is it, an Imperial? I see it's got 531 forks as well as frame. My Dawes is, I suspect, within a couple of years age of yours but 531 frame only with hi-tensile forks. Been harder used too, at least one wheel not original and the tyres were toast so I fitted some 28mm Marathons. Still way lighter than any of my others even with those tyres. Don't regret buying it at all, and not a sloping top tube in sight!

The Dawes Jaguar was a very nice sports bike. I remember seeing one in a bike shop back in the day. Be good to see a picture.
Yes it’s a late model imperial.

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

The Dawes Jaguar was a very nice sports bike. .

I wasn't familiar with them at all until I got mine. I was actually on the lookout for a late-ish Galaxy with canti brakes, but they were mostly either silly money and local or cheaper but a hundred miles away. Then I was offered the Jaguar at the right money and local, so after being advised by @midlife that it would handle OK and not be too naughty, I took a punt. Turned out to be a good choice, handling is quite lively without being alarming. I've decided to use it as a fair weather rides bike and not bother with mudguards.

 

[wisdom]

I will put a better picture up in due course.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

It followed me home, honest..... :

My latest N+1 - This is the shopper version of the Kingpin, identifiable by the boring colour and the extra rack on the front.

Showing its age a little bit (the hub markings tell me it's forty years old this year) but underneath the shabby paint, slight surface corrosion and caked-on oily muck seems to be a solid bike that should be good for use as a fun runabout and hopefully will make an interesting project in the longer term.

I had hoped to be out making a start on cleaning and fettling it up today but I've managed to hurt my hip (don't know how) so have been hobbling round with a stick instead.

 

[EltonFrog]

It followed me home, honest..... :

View attachment 469560
My latest N+1 - This is the shopper version of the Kingpin, identifiable by the boring colour and the extra rack on the front.

Showing its age a little bit (the hub markings tell me it's forty years old this year) but underneath the shabby paint, slight surface corrosion and caked-on oily muck seems to be a solid bike that should be good for use as a fun runabout and hopefully will make an interesting project in the longer term.

I had hoped to be out making a start on cleaning and fettling it up today but I've managed to hurt my hip (don't know how) so have been hobbling round with a stick instead.

The best of all the shopper bikes that. Looking forward to seeing seeing done up. Hope you’re hip gets better.


Edit: Nice bag on the back too.

 

[davester65]

Bought this 1984 Imperial crash damaged, off ebay back in 2013.

Then did a full restoration on it and rode it to the TDF Grand Depart in 2014 looking like this....[/ATTACH]

 

[gasinayr]

Oh my ! what big gears you have

 

[davester65]

Oh my ! what big gears you have

Lol, just a standard 80's set up really, Crankset is 52-42, Cassette is 13-23, running on the Shimergo principle with Campag 10 spd Brifters, works well and always a good conversation starter.

 

[southcoast]

Lol, just a standard 80's set up really, Crankset is 52-42, Cassette is 13-23, running on the Shimergo principle with Campag 10 spd Brifters, works well and always a good conversation starter.

The imperial when new came with 12-21 7 speed freewheel and 42-52 cranksets, gear range 49-116! Lol

 

[davester65]

The imperial when new came with 12-21 7 speed freewheel and 42-52 cranksets, gear range 49-116! Lol

Lol, sounds very minimal now, but The Cannibal and The Badger would fly up and over Alpe d'huez and Mont Ventoux on those ratios! :-)