Dawes Cycles Ltd was based in Wharf Dale, Tyseley England in 1926. The model has a very good popularity for high quality bikes and is without doubt one of the few English manufacturers that has survived until the current day.
Dawes was largely recognized for touring bikes but additionally made some good racing bikes and have sponsored many professional racing groups all through the years.
The Galaxy is essentially the most well-known mannequin and was thought-about top-of-the-line touring bikes of its time. This mannequin was first supplied in 1971 with top quality Reynolds 531 tubing.
Manufacturing
In the course of the Nineteen Seventies they produced about 1,000 bicycles every week.
Possession
Charles handed the enterprise over to his son Wilfred P. Dawes in 1930. Within the Nineteen Seventies his son Richard Dawes took over the corporate. Beginning within the late Nineteen Seventies possession was handed round between totally different enterprise capital firms. ATAG of the Netherlands bought the corporate in 1990, closed down the manufacturing unit, and moved manufacturing to Asia. Grove Industries bought the corporate in 1998 and offered the corporate to its present proprietor, Tandem Group, in 2001. Tandem additionally owns Falcon Cycle.
Fashions
Chevron – entry degree street bike
Courier – touring bike
Double 5 – mid-level street bike
Aptitude – cruiser bike
Flambeau – mid-level street bike
Fleur – women street bike
Galaxy – high quality touring bike
Kingpin – small wheel, unisex cruiser bike
Mirage – prime of the road street bike
Purple Feather – youngsters street bike
Star Celeste – entry degree street bike
Streak – teen street bike
Gallery
Dawes Tremendous Galaxy Early to mid 80s
Hyperlinks
Tandem Group Cycles
Record of classic bicycle producers and types
Classic bicycle part firms
