Maintenace: Dawes Galaxy

Took apart the headset on the Dawes last night and sure enough all the grease was gone on those bearings were bare beaver! I soaked everthing in kerosene, wiped them down and repacked everything in copious amounts of Paul's bearing grease. Now the bars turn really smooth and don't sound like my sons grinding their teeth at night. Now all I need are mustache bars, barcons, and fenders and my classic English touring bike will be complete.

British Steel: Dawes Galaxy

I got this bike from a colleague at work who is moving and no longer had time for riding this Dawes Galaxy. English made Renyolds 531 steel tubing touring bike. Other than flat tires, a little mold on the saddle, brake hoods being a little cracked, and a stiff headset, this bike is mint! It's so nice it would be a shame to convert it so I won't be doing that to this bike. Instead I am going to try to find some metal fenders (they were taken off by the original owner), get some mustache bars, knobby cross tires, a brown Brooks Saddle, and barcons.

The rear rack is increadibly strong though really lightweight looking. The only draw back to it is the rased reflector. That might be problematic for my trunk bag and probably will not work with my garment bag panier.

Can't find much on the vintage of this bike. Knowing that the original owner purchased the bike in 1981 means that it's either that year or the year prior. The only other bike I have seen on the web came from about that time only it was blue. Since this bike is in such good shape, I think I might have to consider selling the Mongoose.