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chainset and carbon fibre front forks on a buttressed aluminium
frame.]]Dawes is a British bicycle manufacturer, originally known for its
high-quality hand-built bicycles and now a significant brand in the UK and
elsewhere. It is not related to Dawes USA. Dawes produces a full range of
bikes, including road, mountain bikes and tandems, but is best known for
touring bikes, specifically the Galaxy and the Super Galaxy.
Dawes was originally primarily a racing cycle manufacturer, and it was in
this guise that the trademark Galaxy first appeared, but since 1971, when
it was fitted with wide-ratio gears, the Galaxy has been the benchmark in
the English touring bicycle marketChris Juden, technical office, Cyclists'
Touring Club, Cycle magazine, 2001. Bikes were originally hand-built in
Tyseley, near Birmingham, but frames are now manufactured in the
