Kirk Revolution mislabelled as Dawes

[Charlieboy28]

This may be of interest to someone, though doesnt seem to interest anyone at the moment,lol

tis not a Dawes neither no way siree

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/dawes-revolution- ... 2a05abf838

 

[computerbitz]

lol just seen that was about to post up tidy looking aswell

 

[Charlieboy28]

dont they weigh a ton though,lol

 

[drcarlos]

IIRC Dawes brought Kirk and re-released the Revolution as lower end kit (hence the ones you see around with 300 and 500LX) as let's face it they weren't good enough to compete with a highend alluminium bike, let alone steel.

Carl.

 

[Charlieboy28]

well there we go then, this one is a kirk though

 

[Steve Kish]

FWIW, the original Kirk was made from magnesium and tested on 'Tomorrow's World' by running a truck over it without bending it. 'Twas supposed to be very light but too rigid with no 'feel' to it.

Also, IIRC, Steve Poulter rode one of these for a while as a road professional.

 

[drcarlos]

well there we go then, this one is a kirk though

Dawes always kept the Kirk branding from what I remember. There is probably a sticker on it somewhere that say something along the lines of being produced by Dawes Cycles @ where ever.

Carl.