Recent content by detrius999

Re: Thanks for the reply, and also the pictures (which i have printed off for reference). I took it out yesterday and I really enjoyed riding compared to my 80's raleigh pursuit. It felt a bit nimblerer and it just seems to roll better so for £65 I am well happy with it.

Hi i went past a shop this weekend and they had a dawes for sale for quite a cheap price, the seller sated that the bike was a dawes but possibly not a galaxy and was from around 1988. Having looked closer at it I thought it might be earlier, so I decided to buy it. The details of the components...

Well the frame is stripped and the frame colour wasa mint green quite bright really, can t find any other numbers on it or any other decals.

Re: Ok I have founf some numbers on the underside of the crank, a large '5' followed by a smaller '31' stamped into the metal. Does that help id it?

Re: Hi yes the measurement is 126 once the back wheel is removed, am striping layers of paint off at the moment to see what shows up. That set up with both the freewheel and fixed wheel hub being on the same side, is that something you have seen before? I just ask as I can't find a similiar one...

Hi I went to my local bike shop today and accidently bought an old bike as a project, I have no idea what it is or what it is worth. So before stripping it and giving to my daughter to ride I thought it worth seeing if i can find out what it is, and how much i should spend on it. The frame has a...