dawes galaxey,year and tubing help needed

[bulldog]

can you tell me the year and what tubing the frame and forks are please?

cheers

 

[hamster]

About 2005, tubing is 531ST. It's one of the last of the lugged and brazed ones. After that they went welded. It also was probably still made in Birmingham.

 

[bulldog]

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So one of the more sort after ones?

Cheers

 

[hamster]

Indeed. The later ones don't look nearly as nice and don't have the detailing like 'Dawes' on the top of the seatstays. It's just about the best year of Galaxy they made in my view. The drivetrain can be gently upgraded to save a bit of weight and look less ugly though.

 

[bulldog]

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It is a nice paint job green but in the sun ,purple, blue color

cheers

 

[bulldog]

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anymore info?

cheers

 

[Robbied196]

Not wishing to contradict hamster but I don't think any frames were built by Dawes in Birmingham after 1986. Dawes went through a convoluted slow spiral of decline until Tandem Group became owners around 2000. Galaxy frames were then built in the Czech Republic.

If you're looking to sell it I'd stick it on the CTC forum, they love a good Galaxy

Not yet heard back off Jason Rourke about your Brian Rourke

 

[hamster]

My tandem from 1994 was fillet brazed and says built in the UK. I agree there may be some weasel words about 'built' and 'made'.
Disappointed that it wasn't a brummy one...

I dug up elsewhere that they stopped UK manufacture after the company was sold in 1990 to ATAG.

 

[bulldog]

Not wishing to contradict hamster but I don't think any frames were built by Dawes in Birmingham after 1986. Dawes went through a convoluted slow spiral of decline until Tandem Group became owners around 2000. Galaxy frames were then built in the Czech Republic.

If you're looking to sell it I'd stick it on the CTC forum, they love a good Galaxy

Not yet heard back off Jason Rourke about your Brian Rourke

ok thanks for info and help

 

[bulldog]

My tandem from 1994 was fillet brazed and says built in the UK. I agree there may be some weasel words about 'built' and 'made'.
Disappointed that it wasn't a brummy one...

I dug up elsewhere that they stopped UK manufacture after the company was sold in 1990 to ATAG.

thanks for info,are we still going for 531st on the tubing

cheers