Age of Dawes Galaxy
02-10-08 | 03:29 PM
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Bikes: 1983 Dawes Galaxy, 2006 Raleigh Airlite, 1982 Sun Solo (fixed)
Age of Dawes Galaxy
I posted this bike on here a while ago, and found from the derailleurs which i believe[d] to be original, that it was a 1989 Galaxy.
Upon looking at the front hub of what I believe to be the original wheels [still in service] they say the hubs were made in 1983, so I am confised to the age of the bike.
If anyone has any ideas to the age, or other ways to find out, these would be appreciated
(BTW, the Aero levers and bars aren't original.)
Thanks in advance,
Jack
Upon looking at the front hub of what I believe to be the original wheels [still in service] they say the hubs were made in 1983, so I am confised to the age of the bike.
If anyone has any ideas to the age, or other ways to find out, these would be appreciated
(BTW, the Aero levers and bars aren't original.)
Thanks in advance,
Jack
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i jam my thumbs up and back into the tubes. this way i can point my fingers straight out in front to split the wind and attain an even more aero profile, and the usual fixed gear - zen - connectedness feeling through the drivetrain is multiplied ten fold because my thumbs become one with the tubing.
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02-10-08 | 07:02 PM
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Got a shot of the head badge? My best guess would be mid to late 80's based on the style of paint job and the braze-ons.
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Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
02-11-08 | 02:39 PM
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Bikes: 1983 Dawes Galaxy, 2006 Raleigh Airlite, 1982 Sun Solo (fixed)
I found a pic of the headbadge-
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i jam my thumbs up and back into the tubes. this way i can point my fingers straight out in front to split the wind and attain an even more aero profile, and the usual fixed gear - zen - connectedness feeling through the drivetrain is multiplied ten fold because my thumbs become one with the tubing.
https://flickr.com/groups/dawes_galaxy/
02-11-08 | 03:13 PM
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02-11-08 | 03:26 PM
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Bikes: 1983 Dawes Galaxy, 2006 Raleigh Airlite, 1982 Sun Solo (fixed)
No, its a 6 speed, don't know if this was original though, but was what it had when I got the bike, so this is what I replaced it with.
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i jam my thumbs up and back into the tubes. this way i can point my fingers straight out in front to split the wind and attain an even more aero profile, and the usual fixed gear - zen - connectedness feeling through the drivetrain is multiplied ten fold because my thumbs become one with the tubing.
https://flickr.com/groups/dawes_galaxy/
02-11-08 | 04:18 PM
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That style of Reynolds decals came into use circa 1982/1983, so presumibly, it is no earlier than that. The nutted brakes and lack of shifter braze-ons suggest it would not be much more modern, so my guess would be mid-1980s. In which case, the hubs would appear to be original and the bicycle is probably a 1983 or 1984 model. I'd say the derailleurs are replacements, but the shift levers are original.
FYI, I just happen to have the 1984 Galaxy specs and for the most part, they appear to match: 531 main tubes, SunTour VX derailleurs, SR Custom crankset, Weinmann centre-pull brakes, Maillard hubs laced to Weinmann rims. Original price $299 US. Advertised weight 26 lbs.
FYI, I just happen to have the 1984 Galaxy specs and for the most part, they appear to match: 531 main tubes, SunTour VX derailleurs, SR Custom crankset, Weinmann centre-pull brakes, Maillard hubs laced to Weinmann rims. Original price $299 US. Advertised weight 26 lbs.
02-12-08 | 03:12 AM
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The 1984 Dawes catalogue was still listing the Galaxy as 5 speed. But from the late '70s a lot of people were replacing standard 5 speed with the Suntour Ultra 6 that could fit in the same space.
My Dawes is a replacement frame, sent by Dawes after the original developed a fault. That was sometime round about '84. The new frame has plastic cable guide under the bottom bracket, and is spaced 126mm at the back so would take a standard 6 speed. The original 1980 (or earlier) frame had cable stops to take housing under the BB.
My Dawes is a replacement frame, sent by Dawes after the original developed a fault. That was sometime round about '84. The new frame has plastic cable guide under the bottom bracket, and is spaced 126mm at the back so would take a standard 6 speed. The original 1980 (or earlier) frame had cable stops to take housing under the BB.
02-12-08 | 11:04 AM
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Bikes: 1983 Dawes Galaxy, 2006 Raleigh Airlite, 1982 Sun Solo (fixed)
Thanks for all of the replies.
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i jam my thumbs up and back into the tubes. this way i can point my fingers straight out in front to split the wind and attain an even more aero profile, and the usual fixed gear - zen - connectedness feeling through the drivetrain is multiplied ten fold because my thumbs become one with the tubing.
https://flickr.com/groups/dawes_galaxy/
