In this section you can find some pointers on how to establish a year of build of your Dawes. Williams Chain Rings and Cranks were fitted to many English Bicycles till roughly 1965. As the cranks and rings are stamped with a Trademark and a Year Code, they can provide a good Guideline to the vintage of your Bicycle. Loading...

Oct 9, 2020 · My 1979 Kingpin (dated from the SA hub and brake caliper stampings) has your first one as a head badge, and a matching decal on the chain guard. My Kingpin (folder) has the 4th [DAWES] block text badge... Found in the Yorkshire hills ... My two Kingpins have the 1975-81 badge above as they're 1975 and 1976.

Introduced for the model year 1976, based on a 1976 Dawes brochure with the price list dated to October 1975. The pictures show models with the 2nd type and with the 3rd type head badge. End date based on the 1982 catalogue featuring the 4 th model head badge (oval black)

May 22, 2021 · I have just bought a vintage Dawes bike and I'm struggling to identify the model/year. Can't see any decals or serial numbers so I'm at a loss!

Oct 31, 2007 · The 1957 Dawes frame number begins with letters ES. I'm not sure when the change to single letter was made or whether it was used on a specific model. What I do know is that the pattern of head badge, colour of the enamel in the …

Jan 1, 2013 · Can anyone point me to a source of Dawes numbers and dates? I have a mid 70s Double 5 numbered A4314 on the rear dropout. Many thanks.

May 22, 2021 · I have just bought a vintage Dawes bike and I'm struggling to identify the model/year. Can't see any decals or serial numbers so I'm at a loss!

Feels like a light alloy, but could be a hard plastic. This is a nice example of the Dawes Torch headbadge from a mid-to-late 1970s Dawes. It was featured on a Bike Forums post from Sammyboy. Dawes specializes in touring and city bikes.

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Feb 26, 2023 · From trying to Google the Dawes bikes, they did sell a Flambeau model in the 70's and maybe earlier. The name is a logical choice because the word flambeau means torch and a flaming torch symbol is on the head badge.