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Old 05-05-15, 06:56 AM
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rustystrings61 
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I have since sold it, but for many years I was the custodian of this c.1962 Dawes Realmrider. This one is unusual in having apparently been built from the start for a Sturmey-Archer FW 4-speed gear hub, with no derailleur braze-on fittings. No tubing decals, but it was decent stuff and rode very nicely. I am told the lugs are Ekla Racelites, and they were used by Dawes on several models through the years. Pictured with modern bars, stem, and B.17 with the original, badly rusted steel rims having been replaced with Mavic 27-in alloy units and the utterly lovely Panaracer Pasela tyres.

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