For ages now I have been trying to get an old Dawes Kingpin. I must have tried to win about a dozen auctions for them on ebay. Well today I finally got one
A 1975 Kingpin in a rather bad shade of green. Now I just have to wait for it to arrive. So in the mean time I guess I gotta work out where to go with my new project. I can't spray the frame because I live in a flat so I'm thinking white hammerite paint. I would like more than 3 gears so do I switch it to deraileur or do I fork out for new hub gears (maybe the SA 8 speed with hub brakes)?
As its a Dawes and Dawes are best known for their touring bikes, I think that should be the direction to go with this build.
So anyone got any suggestions?