Dawes Cougar: Mutton dressed up as lamb.

This is so cool. You've made me want to start a project....

Thanks Tomasito. These 80's mountain bikes are fast becoming my favorite bikes i have ever owned.

went out for a bit of a ride on the dawes, forgot to buy rear breakpads though so coulnd't go too fast.

bike is fun, feels v strange at the mo, wide bars are nice and its fun to wheelie/

need to sort new cables, might sand the bars back to silver as black looks crapola, bought a pair of geax tattoos as they were on sale, 2.3 bmx type things, should be nice.

grips are glow in the dark!

thumb shifter is wierd though, not to sure where is best to put it, seems to be in the way a lot. trial and error i suppose.

really happy with it! need to shred some trails once its dialled in.

i am thinking about it. i wanted to put it together first, see how it rides and handles. then maybe a repaint......at very least the rack.

I actually like the rack just as it is, but my aesthetic sense is a little peculiar

hi. my name is steve. i live in australia these days. originaly from cheshire. just found your site and was blown away at the photo above of the tri coloured dawes. i have the very same bike i bought in cambridge back in 1989. i used mine for touring and the more i learnt about building bikes the more i changed it. primarily because the seat tube was so laid back and was so far from the verticle of the bottom bracket that it put huge pressure on my back when touring. the bike has circumnavigated australia, india,north and south america, south east asia, north africa , new zealand and a million miles around europe. hence with some many kms it has had alot of maintenance. the fork steerer tube, down tube and top tube have all been replaced because of cracking. it has been re painted numerous times. i have also rebranded it to expedition tourer.

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here are another couple of shots

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Awesome

Thanks for sharing Steve. The bike looks great. Although your trips sound even better.

Good to see the bike is still in use. Steel is great for longevity.