Rate My Retro Purchase

forcutty
forcutty Posts: 1,055
edited March 2011 in The bottom bracket
Bought yesterday for a bit of retro training fun and winter riding.

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Yep. An Old Dawes Scorpio
Exage Groupset, Reynolds 500 tubing,12 speed and weird Uniglide rear cassette.
No rust really either, needs new tyres really as the originals have perished bt i'll have too wait for a delivery from CRC.

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  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    I'm feeling it.

    Good purchase.
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  • forcutty
    forcutty Posts: 1,055
    Just wish I could find out the date though, I'm thinking late 80's but the gods at Retrobike are away at the moment :lol:
  • random man
    random man Posts: 1,518
    It looks like a nice bike. I've got an old Claud Butler I use for commuting and winter rides.
    forcutty wrote:
    Just wish I could find out the date though, I'm thinking late 80's but the gods at Retrobike are away at the moment :lol:

    Put it on the Special Interests forum, I'm sure someone will know it's age.
  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    Nice bike and it looks like its in great nick.

    I did a bit of googling and Mr Tall on singletrackworld.com says c1986 for the Scorpio.
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  • Percy Vera
    Percy Vera Posts: 1,103
    Excellent Condition!
  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    forcutty
    why is it German Ubercyclist colours? - its stunning though - how much?
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  • ratsbeyfus
    ratsbeyfus Posts: 2,841
    forcutty wrote:
    Just wish I could find out the date though, I'm thinking late 80's but the gods at Retrobike are away at the moment :lol:

    I had a Dawes very similar to yours. Bought new in 1988 IIRC.

    I had one of them red bikes but I don't any more. Sad face.

    @ratsbey
  • forcutty
    forcutty Posts: 1,055
    Felt so Good wrote:
    forcutty
    why is it German Ubercyclist colours? - its stunning though - how much?
    £60 inc commission
    No rust what so ever a little pitting on the chrome but no rust!
    Even the stone chips where not rusty, I've touched these up.
    Oh I've never seen German colours!
  • x8swift9x
    x8swift9x Posts: 268
    inc commission? Did you get it at an auction?
    Road: Felt AR0, Di2
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    TT: PX Exocet Sold because it was like a sail in the wind (sh*t)
  • forcutty
    forcutty Posts: 1,055
    x8swift9x wrote:
    inc commission? Did you get it at an auction?
    Yes at a local auction, there were several bikes there but most were BSO's.They went for around £20-£30 each.I have in the past bought wrecks for a £1 cleaned them up and sold them on Ebay for £40-£50 :shock: The best was an old ladies Raleigh from the thirties that went for £95. I only do it though when I can get said bikes for under a fiver and I know that theres a profit to be made. The older the better usually. However this is for me so I don't mind paying more.To much hassle to do it all the time though and I have had losses.
  • andy162
    andy162 Posts: 634
    Shim Exage bits, so I'd agree with a late 80's date. It's in great condition & at £60 a bargain too.

    She's got Biopace so "in theory" you should fly up the hills!
  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    it must have lived in someones house. im starting to come round to the thin tubed steel look seeing this. the colour scheme is great.
  • turkeytickler
    turkeytickler Posts: 640
    love it - good buy 8)
  • Yossie
    Yossie Posts: 2,600
    Excellent stuff - that's really cool. I like.

    Now you need to track down some 1980s German team kit.
  • donkykong
    donkykong Posts: 160
    team kit,? may have just the thing take a look.
  • Barkiesnake
    Barkiesnake Posts: 244
    I bought a 1973 Peugeot 5 speed racer for £40 at auction last year, sourced some period tyres and bar tape and now use it as winter trainer. Took it to Skyride London last year and was offered £250 by a Peugeut collecter as the oldest he had was 1979. I didn't sell as it is identical to my first real racer i had as a teenager. :D
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  • forcutty
    forcutty Posts: 1,055
    Thanks I'm glad i bought it now :lol:
    I took it for a spin this afternoon and she rides pretty good just got to sort the gear indexing and the tyres.

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