Dawes Kingpin
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Interesting to read, as I intended to try a Kingpin after I finished my Twenty, but space considerations prevented me.
It looks like it is really fun to ride. I like everything except the colour!
I'd be interested how the weight compares to a rebuilt Twenty (viewtopic.php?f=23&t=262350) as I would expect the Dawes to be a fair bit lighter.
It looks like it is really fun to ride. I like everything except the colour!
I'd be interested how the weight compares to a rebuilt Twenty (viewtopic.php?f=23&t=262350) as I would expect the Dawes to be a fair bit lighter.
Jonny69
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This is interesting reading. I've recently scrapped my old 20" Universal shopper because it had got to the point where too many parts were worn out and nothing was a standard enough size that I could justify rebuilding it. It had a Thompson cottered bottom bracket with push-in cups, non-standard size headset, non-standard size stem, non-standard diameter bars and everything was knackered including the wheels. But that means there's been a 20" hole in my shed for a bit. So the bottom bracket on the Dawes, is that the standard threading and width? I'd be wanting to put a cartridge BB like a Shimano UN55 in.
Yeah I'd be up for that. I've got a Mk1 RSW-16 that I'd be up for kicking your arses on. Fresh set of tyres, strip the guards and rack off, none of you would stand a chance
Goldie":56wsrj2v said:This is just lovely. Awesome component choices. Is it too soon to have a Retrobike small wheeled race series? ..
Yeah I'd be up for that. I've got a Mk1 RSW-16 that I'd be up for kicking your arses on. Fresh set of tyres, strip the guards and rack off, none of you would stand a chance
Ralph_the_Rohan
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Kingoffootball - I'll see if I can get a weight asap.
Jonny69 - Yes, 68mm and 24tpi BB.
Jonny69 - Yes, 68mm and 24tpi BB.
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I'm up for that too Can we have one round off road? I've always meant to change the tyres on my Twenty and give it a go.
Goldie":11n77dxn said:This is just lovely. Awesome component choices. Is it too soon to have a Retrobike small wheeled race series? I'd kind of like to know what the top speed of this is round a velodrome track
I'm up for that too
Can we have one round off road? I've always meant to change the tyres on my Twenty and give it a go.
sherlylock
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Loving this build......and I've just acquired a tatty Kingpin in the same colour (with plenty of black oversparay) as a parts donor for my early KP - and guess what I'm going to do with the frame!
Inspiring - love it.
Inspiring - love it.
velomaniac
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Years ago I found a Kingpin in ditch abandoned and beaten up. I nursed it back to life then rebuilt it as a
10speed derailliar bike purely to see if I could. Built my first wheel for that project. Cold set the rear droputs etc
I used it as general purpose commuter before passing it on to a bike recycling charity.
Great wee bikes.
I had a Kingpin 18" wheeler as a child as well
Years ago I found a Kingpin in ditch abandoned and beaten up. I nursed it back to life then rebuilt it as a
10speed derailliar bike purely to see if I could. Built my first wheel for that project. Cold set the rear droputs etc
I used it as general purpose commuter before passing it on to a bike recycling charity.
Great wee bikes.
I had a Kingpin 18" wheeler as a child as well
Ralph_the_Rohan
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Glad to be of use!
If you intend to upgrade yours, you should find most of the information you need in my initial write-up.
Be sure to start an in progress thread, I love to see a build up!
If you intend to upgrade yours, you should find most of the information you need in my initial write-up.
Be sure to start an in progress thread, I love to see a build up!
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