Just treated my 1984 Dawes Galaxy to a rebuild after a minor crash it came out without a scratch.
New parts:
Nitto tallish stem and Rando bars
gran compe levers. On one, the cable end inside seems to get caught between positions leading to creaking and snapi noises when applying.
original weinmann 737 (solid straddle) centrepulls. The front slots still need a tiny bit of filing to get the reach
spa cycles 28-44 (triple with bash guard) crankset
107mm tange BB. Helps to give a chain line so that the 44 works well with all cogs of the 6 speed freewheel. I may add a third chainring at some point but for now i like the setup.
bar tape... think Ill do brown cork but its not on yet.
SKS chromoplastic guards.
Old:
suntour ratchet shifters
Blackburn rack, have a front to put on too
suntour vx gt RD and AR FD. They do a good job, I may have the next chain a little longer to have even less stress on the spring. Big-big is a used gear with this setup.
laprade seatpoat, and a reissue turbo saddle clinging on for dear life with a coke-can shim.
open sport rims on shimano 600 hubs.
from a quick shakedown ride I love it so far. Really much more useable gears for a commuter/tourer. Any ideas on the creaky/Ill-seating brake cable end in the lever? Perhaps a bit of oil, or a misshapen cable end that needs wearing down a little?
