Early Dawes?
- Thread starter Dipsy Doodle
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Could be very nice!
Robbied196
Senior Retro Guru
Difficult to date because they lost all their frame records in a fire. The head badge would date it around the 50s/60s and would have been painted enamel. Although, it looks like you have braze on shifters which would be later. If any of the components are original they may help confirm the year. Try looking for any stamped info on the crank arms or back of the calipers.
Looks like its been converted to a sturmey archer 3 speed?
We could do with some close up pics, it could possibly be a Clubman.
Looks like its been converted to a sturmey archer 3 speed?
We could do with some close up pics, it could possibly be a Clubman.
Dipsy Doodle
Retro Newbie
Robbied196
Senior Retro Guru
The altenburger brilliant calipers are the German equivalent of GB brakes, if they have a date code it would be on the back, I doubt they are original though. I think the Atax stem is late 60s early 70s.
It looks like its had a few changes, do you know when it was repainted? It could be the braze ons for the shifters were added at the same time. There's a grease nipple on the headset so you probably have another one on the bottom bracket by the crank, that would place it more 1950s.
It looks like its had a few changes, do you know when it was repainted? It could be the braze ons for the shifters were added at the same time. There's a grease nipple on the headset so you probably have another one on the bottom bracket by the crank, that would place it more 1950s.
Dipsy Doodle
Retro Newbie
Awesome, thanks, Forums are a great source of knowledge!!
Sorry can't date the painting of the bike, there is a type of grease nipple above the crank, but not like the one shown, hopefully i will be able to get on with it this weekend
Cheers
Jim
Sorry can't date the painting of the bike, there is a type of grease nipple above the crank, but not like the one shown, hopefully i will be able to get on with it this weekend
Cheers
Jim
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