Dawes Bike Identification Grame 531.

[non-fixie]

Give me a while to forget about it and I'll find the catalogue for it and then forget where this thread is.

 

[built2last]

Looks like a 1982 frame.
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[built2last]

Okay, I googled up the ebay listing:

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It's certainly not a Galaxy or a Lightning. The 531 sticker looks authentic, and identifies the frame as 531 butted main tubes only. The fork bend and clearances are a bit too sporty for a Galaxy, and the quality's a bit too good for a Lightning. The components look like a good fit for the Jaguar - VX derailleurs, sidepull brakes, what looks like a fairly narrow ratio 6-speed block. I'd say early the eighties Jaguar is a pretty good match.

The thing that throws me a bit is the clip-on rear brake cable. Catalogues show braze-ons for the cable along the top tube, and I can't find another Jaguar in that colour.

Echelon has clamp on rear cable guides.
I have a 78 echelon and that frame is mighty similar.