I`ve always regretted giving away my.........

Dawes Galaxy which once again I brought from Rory O`Brien in 1980, I really can`t remember how much I paid for it. But in those days Dawes Cycles were manufacture in Birmingham Eangland, and with every new cycle you got a 22 page owners manual. Which covered everything from riding technique to the derailleur system, also it had your model name and frame number, the Galaxy  number was CJ5823.

The Galaxy was the start of my touring, with Rough Stuff weekend along the Southdown Way, camping weekends in Suffolk & Cambridgeshire. Week long Youth Hostel tours, plus I rode the Galaxy on most club runs.

I can`t remember the year I had it respray black or why black? But the saddlebage in both photo`s is still in use today unlike those every-ready lamps!

I gave the Galaxy away to a neighbour in I think 1992 I didn`t ask anything for it just that he as much enjoyment on it that I had, the neighbour moved away sometime afterwards so I don`t know what happen to it!

I don`t know who wrote this but it always makes me smile....

CTC WEATHER

When Sunday dawns and it`s time to go

The wind gets up and it begins to snow

Through floods and storms we make our way

For the C.T.C this is a normal day.