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Hi Drew,
Dawes had to produce what they could sell. Miraculously they did survive. I remember Peter Parkes, MD of Sun/Parkes coming round himself to find a few orders. If a frame was 531 butted throughout it was probably top end, but many makers used 3 main tubes so that they could confuse potential purchasers.
At that time a top end bike was £60 to £80, adding up the parts.
Raleigh invented terms like 20/30 steel to give a name to their heavy cold rolled and welded tubing, like Peugeot "Carbolite" usually referred to as carboheavy.
Keith
Hi Drew,
Dawes had to produce what they could sell. Miraculously they did survive. I remember Peter Parkes, MD of Sun/Parkes coming round himself to find a few orders. If a frame was 531 butted throughout it was probably top end, but many makers used 3 main tubes so that they could confuse potential purchasers.
At that time a top end bike was £60 to £80, adding up the parts.
Raleigh invented terms like 20/30 steel to give a name to their heavy cold rolled and welded tubing, like Peugeot "Carbolite" usually referred to as carboheavy.
Keith