Hi there,
Never use this forum but I wondered if there was anyone specialist enough to clue me up on what bike i have here.
Its a Dawes road/touring bike, Didn't come with wheels so cant tell you how many gears, but it did come with one single cog up front so I expect by the looks of the age 4/6 speed.
Dropped bars, Dawes head badge and was up until today dark blue (faded alot to a lighter blue)
Frame was pretty impressive, nice geometry and weight.
To the point: The bike has a set of stickers that up until closer inspection I hadn't realised were actually Olympic torch and logo stickers, metallic, very faded but nonetheless do contain a picture of the olympic torch surrounded by the olympic rings.
this got my questioning its age!
It's got a Cottered type bottom bracket and cranks
threaded heaset, and a pump holder along with a bolt on the forks for a light or dynamo or something?
My question is: Is this bike from the UK Olympics 1948? I just dont see any other reason for them to put these decals on it unless it wasn't.
Excited to hear back!
Cheers, Kieran
Heres a few photos of the bike as it stands, note that it was once a faded Royal blue.
Never use this forum but I wondered if there was anyone specialist enough to clue me up on what bike i have here.
Its a Dawes road/touring bike, Didn't come with wheels so cant tell you how many gears, but it did come with one single cog up front so I expect by the looks of the age 4/6 speed.
Dropped bars, Dawes head badge and was up until today dark blue (faded alot to a lighter blue)
Frame was pretty impressive, nice geometry and weight.
To the point: The bike has a set of stickers that up until closer inspection I hadn't realised were actually Olympic torch and logo stickers, metallic, very faded but nonetheless do contain a picture of the olympic torch surrounded by the olympic rings.
this got my questioning its age!
It's got a Cottered type bottom bracket and cranks
threaded heaset, and a pump holder along with a bolt on the forks for a light or dynamo or something?
My question is: Is this bike from the UK Olympics 1948? I just dont see any other reason for them to put these decals on it unless it wasn't.
Excited to hear back!
Cheers, Kieran
Heres a few photos of the bike as it stands, note that it was once a faded Royal blue.