Recent content by king_kenny

I picked mine up on Ebay, in the UK. I've finished making it road worthy and it is a lovely springy ride. You are right, they are very rare, especially when you factor in the size, and originality of it.

Thanks for all the comments folks and good to know i have a stronglight seat post. So far have changed the tyres as the originals were de-laminating. Kept the originals though. Also have sourced a shorter 3ttt stem, replaced the pedals for shimano 600 items, and found a rear 13-23 cassette that...

Thanks for the comments - I have not seen a UK catalogue since 1989 - I was also drooling. I've seen a French catalogue that's online, and been mentioned before in other threads.

Hello all I've been looking for one of these Peugeot 753's for ages and i've never seen another 52cm come up for sale - She's totally original, even down to the Michein Hi Lite Super Comp HD tyres which are a bit perished and not really safe to ride. The pedals are as per the 1989 catalogue of...

Re: Folks, These are now on ebay, items 221525797946 221525776407 thanks for all your help.

Re: Thanks for the comments folks. What I would really like is a 753 based road bike so these machines will be up for sale next week. EBay me thinks..... Kk

Re: Hi All, Here are some pictures, albeit low res due to the upload limits. Please let me know what I have if possible, plus other comments welcome. Now that they are cleaned up, the mens bike really is in excellent nick, and the lady galaxy has been used more. kk

Re: I will probably sell them tbh to someone that is passionate about them.

Hi Everyone, I have inherited 2 vintage Dawes bikes in completely original condition with no custom parts added. The Galaxy is metallic brown with gold hand applied finishing to the lugs and frame. It has suntour 10 speed gears, 531 butted tubes, Weinneman centre pull brakes with dual levers...