Originally Posted by
nohandlebars
no, sorry. I meant the crankset is identical. The bike itself is more beat up, and it already is a fixed gear. Bleh I wanted to set up a better crankset, but the LBS folks told me that the BB is probably french threaded and how that's an expensive job.. something like $150 just for the cup.
Dawes is an English brand (they're still building bikes) and I've never seen one with a French thread bottom bracket. It's almost certainly English thread, with all the possibilities that opens.
But don't destroy that nice crank. Remove it properly and sell it to someone who can appreciate it.