Fully Restored 1980's Dawes Galaxy - 25” Steel Frame – Reynolds 531st (Super Tourist) frame fully restored painted Greenwich Green
Bike has been built by myself, I am a professional bike mechanic for Rideride in Southampton and it can be seen in the Bittern Triangle workshop
Ideal for somebody 6’2-6’4 (I am 6’ and can reach pedals fine, but reach is a little too far for me)
Mixture of new and quality used parts
Drivetrain - Sora 3 x 9 – 27 Speed
Brand new wheel set RS400 Tiagra hubs and Mavic Open Elite rims RRP £170
New bottom bracket
New KMC X9 chain and Shimano HG400 cassette
All new stainless steel slick cables and housings
Brooks B17 Saddle and matching Fizik bar tape
** Original colour was blue - see pics **
Detailed Specification
Frame and Fork: Dawes Galaxy Reynolds 531st (Super Tourist) butted frame and forks. I believe the frame is early 80’s with 127mm rear drop out. The frame will easily spring out for 130mm road hub.
Frame colour spray.bike powder coat paint - colour Greenwich Green – frame was stripped back to bare metal and treated with spray.bike frame builders primer and Greenwich Green powder coat spray, then finished with 2 coats of lacquer. (see images for original frame colour blue) Spare paint supplied for chip repairs.
Wheels – Brand new wheel set with Shimano silver RS400 Tiagra hubs with Mavic Open Elite rims RRP £170 from freewheel.com. Rims will accommodate 23-35mm tyres.
Tyres: Panaracer Pasela folding tyres 700 x 28c, used but minimal use. Frame has space for tyres up to 35mm in size.
Handlebars and stem: Quill stem, 40cm drop bar, with double wrapped bar tape – outer tape Fizik Microtex Classic
Silver seat post with Brooks B17 saddle in good used condition
Shifters: Shimano Sora ST-3503 Shifters. 9 speed RH shifter and 3 speed LH shifter in perfect working order. Shifters have build in barrel adjusters for fine tuning gears while riding.
Derailleurs:
Front Sora Triple FD-3503
Rear Sora RD-3500-GS Sora medium cage (up to 34T cassette)
Chain and cassette: Brand New - Chain KMC X9-73, Cassette 11-32T Shimano Alivio
Crank set: Truvative Touro square taper triple silver crankset – 50T-39T-30T - has some wear but chainrings are almost mint.
Pedals – basic flat pedals supplied on bike, plus a set of Shimano PD-M520 SPD clipless pedals
Bottom bracket: New Shimano square taper bottom bracket
Brakes: Original Weinmann centre pull brakes. Awesome stopping power.
Accessories:
Zefal Bottle Cage
Full length mudguards – brand new RSP brand identical to SKS Bluemels with rear reflector
Tortec Ultralight pannier rack
Carradice Carradura Maxi seat pack (not pictured)
Can of paint for touch up