Handle Bars, Grips, Saddle and Bell

The handle bar on one of the donor bikes was in better condition than the one on the original bike so I have cleaned that up and used that instead.

Handle Bar Post before.

Handle Bar Post after a polish.

The brake levers are the original Weinman and have polished up nicely, these “Red Dot” brake levers are difficult find. 

I tried to clean up the handle bar grips but they looked pants so I bought a pair of NOS white one as well. EDIT: 2022, I found some new old stock Bluemels bar grips in Blue. They are now on the bike. 

The bell is a made in England C.J.Adie & Nephew, with an embossed cycle shop logo on it A.Williams & Co. of Cheltenham, it was on the other purple Kingpin that I bought at the same time as the blue one, it was rusty inside and out, I cleaned it and polished the chrome, and repainted the base, it looks FAB and sounds gorgeous, just like a proper bell is supposed to be.

 

The bike shop is still in business today http://www.williams-cycles.co.uk/

I decided this week, that I wanted a new saddle on the Dawes, the two I have are beyond repair. I found a new old stock one on the eBay.

I drilled out the rivets that were fastening the Dawes Flaming Torch head badge to one of the donor bikes and the glued it to the new frame using a metallic coloured Araldite.