Dawes New Wave

weeman_mtb":1oeswu32 said:

NeilM":1oeswu32 said:

I think we have two conversations going on here :?

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Sorry Neil, feel a bit bad going off topic your build thread, just trying to nudge elpedro in the right direction so that bren can get his Dawes collected.

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NeilM":34all3lr said:

I think we have two conversations going on here :?

I have some nice silver wheels, Mavic / Shimano DX, and I am thinking 1990/91 DX running gear, although there is a really nice black XT crankset in the for sale section at present.

I may go Ritchey, but as I have just finished the CATS in a mainly Ritchey theme, it might be nice to do something else this time, not really sure what yet.

I remember my original had Continental Cross Country tyres, and sti shifters, more than that I really don't remember, it was 20 plus years ago.

I'm open to suggestions, although I don't think a really high spec build will suit.

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Giom6":1m5ilspk said:

Why don't you go full DX including the sti shifters, black Kalloy seatpost, try and find a Reynolds handlebar, turbo saddle and the conti tyres? It would look very cool but not be too high spec...

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Giom6":19nveagy said:

Why don't you go full DX including the sti shifters, black Kalloy seatpost, try and find a Reynolds handlebar, turbo saddle and the conti tyres? It would look very cool but not be too high spec...

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drcarlos":19nveagy said:

Sorry, lumped 501 and 500 in with the older tubes, can only find info on 531 upwards not being suitable for tiging. Probably due to the heat treatment. Carl

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