Recent content by built2last

Just adding pics now

Good thinking! It may be up for sale as unfinished project...not sure at mo. Not because of the paint defects but a change of job and impending time restraints.

Yes should be up now

Mavics for restoration or will be skipped . Anyone interested ? £1

As title old pair of mavic wheels for restoration. . They need respoking and polishing £20

As title old pair of mavic wheels for restoration. I really don't want to skip them . They need respoking and polishing

Only slight problem is I lacquered it and it put a brilliant shine on it. Then 2 weeks later micro cracks 😪😪😪 have appeared in the top coat. So I'm going to continue to reassemble and either live with it or wet spray it .

Maybe one day I'll take it as I go regularly but it currently lives in Nottingham.

A very nice result. An old hand built Dawes is reborn That can only be a good thing.

Thanks all for your positive comments. I've had the frame powder coated. Not quite the colour i wanted.

Very nice colour

Thank you...I love the frame . Its not high end but hand made so i couldn't see it get scrapped. I was thinking rust at first, but it seemed to flow from some of the joints so I suspected flux leftovers.

My 1978 dawes with 90's components . Saved from being scrapped at great Yarmouth. Someone had previously updated all the 70's components except for the brake calipers, dated 1978 . it had obviously been someone's pride and joy but they'd fell out with it for some reason possibly due to the paint...

My 1978 dawes with 90's components . Saved from being scrapped at great Yarmouth. Someone had previously updated all the 70's components except for the brake calipers,it had obviously been someone's pride and joy but they'd fell out with it possibly due to the paint blisters. It had strange...

Looks like a 79 frame. Good one to with sloping crowns and half chrome forks.