small (50-52cm?) late 80's Dawes Horizon tour - needs some TLC (Lincoln)

[otherself]

Scruffy but a potential project for somebody. Early gen Exage groupset (1987-1990), 501 frame, looks like a Blackburn rack. Reasonable if you can knock them down to under £39.99 imo.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/28669566...VOapZiVZqpDRljCuoybqF+6es=|tkp:Bk9SR8SHrJi8Zg

 

[pwebb]

heavy - winter trainer maybe? destined to always be an ugly duckling imho

 

[otherself]

heavy - winter trainer maybe? destined to always be an ugly duckling imho

Would be ideal for touring when done up.

I don't know why people pay out their backsides (£1000+) for a modern touring bike with a basic CrMo frame, disc brakes or v-brakes and lower end shimano alivio/acera & cheapo Sunrace components.

Absolute rip offs like this: https://www.oxfordbikeworks.co.uk/model-1e

 

[pwebb]

Would be ideal for touring when done up.

I don't know why people pay out their backsides (£1000+) for a modern touring bike with a basic CrMo frame, disc brakes or v-brakes and lower end shimano alivio/acera & cheapo Sunrace components.

Absolute rip offs like this: https://www.oxfordbikeworks.co.uk/model-1e

you are quite right, however Dawes will be heavy and I think there are nicer pre-loved bikes out there for £50 which is not itself very much cash at all but you would end up having to spend quite a bit for decent wheels and some components in all likelihood. I have been eyeing up some vintage orbit gold medal bikes for instance that are a better starting point and perhaps cheaper overall to get to a satisfactory result and would also convert to gravel and 1x if so inclined

 

[LondonClassic]

Its worth holding out for a Galaxy or Super Galaxy as they seem to pop up for less than £100 quite regularly at the mo....but I would have no problem pressing that Horizon into service.

As for Oxford bike works - I know some of those frames are made in the UK (though not the one you linked to @otherself). I don't class that as a massive rip off, compared to the Cinelli Hobootleg canti which weighed in at £1500 and even at the now heavily discounted price of around £700 is stretching the idea of value a bit. Microshift mechs, Shimano non series hubs, generic crankset....the racks are good though.