Dawes Wildcat - exage Trail

retrobikeguy · Jun 18, 2019

Just picked this up, its a great looking bike and it seems to be totally original.

it has a full Exage Trail 18 speed groupset, original cabling and it still has swallow tyres

shame its only reynolds 500 but at least they didnt skimp on the 531 fork.

narcotitlan · Jun 18, 2019

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Hey Mate yeah I like these old ones too, I used to have one that I toured through Cornwall and New Forest, bloody good under loads - good score. Cheers for the info you provided btw re Overburys - still umming and ah-Ing - I’ll prob miss out at this rate!

Captain Stupido · Jun 18, 2019

Love a wildcat... 500 won't stop it from being a nice frame IMO, unless the build is weight weenie elsewhere in the grand scheme of things it's nothing really... only a few grams. Actually I think I prefer the feel of cro-mo (500/501) to cro-manganese (531) anyway, but I guess most of it comes down to how the frame is put together...

I have a couple of these, well, an Escape and a very similar un-named frame with the same 531 forks as your Wildcat. Unloved bikes and lots of quality for the sort of money they sell for. Nice to see another on here.

Dawes Wildcat - exage Trail

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