Dawes Galaxy Tourer rebuild and revamp

I've had my Dawes Galaxy which I bought s/h from a CTC member for a couple of years now, with a selection of nice but reliable parts. Here it is when last rideable on a short tour:

But for the last year it had been sitting out of action with a cracked headtube. About 5 months ago I got Ryan at Oak Cycles to repair it, which he did brilliantly - thoroughly recommended, since when it has been languishing ontop of the wardrobe awaiting funds to get it powdercoated at Armourtex.

I dropped it in yesterday, the chosen colour being RAL 6035 with a pearl gloss Lacquer.

Now i just have the task of cleaning the box of parts - all in a fairly sorry state - so I can stick it all together once the frame is done. The build will involve all the previous bits (full list to come), plus new consumables - tape, pads, cables etc... and possibly some Nitto noodle rando bars.

Thought I'd stick up a quick run down of the parts:

Stronglight 170mm Touring Triple 48/38/28

Shimano 105 rear derailleur - Shimano RX100 front derailleur

Shimano RX100 downtube shifters

Avid Shorty 6 cantilver brakes

Tektro touring pedals with MKS (njs!) toeclips

3TTT stem with possibly 3ttt ergo bars and unknown brake levers

Campagnolo lowflange road hubs laced to (F) Alesa 917 rim and (R) Mavic Open Sport rim

There's also a blackburn rear rack, cheap seatpost with either a flite max or a charge bucket, and some black plastic mudguards.

As a matter of interest how much did that repair job sting you?

What size Nitto noddles were you planning on getting?

I've got a pair of randos and some noddles. I think the noddles are a large size and the randos are little... but it might be the other way round. Drop me a PM if they'd be of use and I'll check the sizings.

What size Nitto noddles were you planning on getting?... ....Drop me a PM if they'd be of use and I'll check the sizings.

sounds promising, I'll drop you a PM sometime.

As a matter of interest how much did that repair job sting you?

was about £130 for a new headtube including filling some dents.

^ phew. Worth it i guess if it is a well loved frame.

^ phew. Worth it i guess if it is a well loved frame.

yeah it was a lot, but i'm hoping that having my load hauling capacity back will cut down on tube fares quite a bit and re-coup the cost!

Picked this up from Armourtex this afternoon, the green paint is great and the pearl lacquer really glistens in the sun. It's currently at LMNH's having the headset installed, but here's a quick teaser:

headset and BB in, but some BB issues - i.e. its f***ed - mean that its staying like this for the meantime. oh and I've lost thee bb cable guide and various other bits and bobs in the months its been in bits! great.

plenty of bits and bobs gettable from sjs. nice selection of parts there, sticking with dt shifters, or planning on bar ends?

yep, SJS is top of my list for the missing bits. Staying with downtube, as I have them.

Changing to bar ends made a big difference for me. B ut then again I have terrible balance and it's a long way to reach if you've got t-rex arms and a 64cm frame.

so this looks like this right now...

new BB in, cleaned cranks on, mudguards on, front and rear mechs cabled up
wrestling with the cantis at the moment.

All done! Took her out for a shakedown round central, and all seems well, just need to sort out the rubbing rear mudguard.

Will take some nice pics soon.

a few months on and this is being used on a daily basis. Gonna be trying a front rack setup, have ordered this front rack from SJS:

as seen on Psee's surly:

will use a drysack stuffsack bunjied on, or possibly just a rucksack, when this arives Ill post and up to date snap

Nice project desouz, I particularly like the way you have re-used older shimano 7 speed kit. Were you not tempted to put the latest 10 speed kit on it?
I'd be interested in your reasons.

Nice project desouz, I particularly like the way you have re-used older shimano 7 speed kit. Were you not tempted to put the latest 10 speed kit on it?
I'd be interested in your reasons.

Cheers.

To be honest, I re-used the old Shimano set up as it works,
and I don't have the spare funds for a new group set and wheels.

Got this through my door on Saturday...

Picked it up this morning, will fit tonight.

Fitted the rack yesterday, had to wrestle with the mounting bracket a bit - I think its designed for taller headtubes, but it's on and seems fairly sturdy. Yet to test it with a load.

Need to sort out a bag for it now. Had planned on getting an Alpkit Airlock Xtra, but they've sold out.
Next idea is to use a Carradice SuperC Racktop bag, mounted sideways, as it has a rigid base and plenty of strapping and "should" fit between my bars nicely.

If anyone has one floating around that is surplus to requirements then I'd be happy to take it of their hands. And again if anyone has any bright ideas or other suggestions of sutiable bags.

The added bonus is that for my planned camping trips, I can mount my sleeping bag on the front rack, and relocate the carradice to the rear rack. Win.