Friday 15 July 2011

Dawes Kingpin

Not quite sure what I'm doing with the Dawes Kingpin. Some last minute impulse buy on ebay saw me win her for £10.60. Wasn’t quite expecting to win but hey ho, the bike wasn’t too far away so I went and picked it up. Actual pictures will no doubt come but to set the scene I’ve never seen feathers on a bike before, old tired and rusty, to be honest exactly as advertised.

Or was it that I simply had to buy the bike after playing and loving Kingpin on the PC...careful with the below, not child friendly!


"...get back to me when you got a dollar"

I like the Dawes Kingpin, it’s a well put together frame that’s built to last, the 20” wheels also make it good for dealing with the lumps and bumps on the road. Rather than a restoration to something like this on folding.tv


...I’m thinking renovation to something similar to the following (courtesy of heaed909 on retrobike.co.uk).



Other options include the following, not really for me though.


I was after a Dawes Kinpin or Raleigh Twenty...Dawes won, I believe I can use a modern BB on her, we'll see.

This wont be a quick build!