A quick update.
Since last update the rear bag has been changed for an age appropriate one and a better colour match, plus today I fitted period and model correct blue handlebar grips, which I’m very please with, they’re very difficult to find. An acquaintance (thank you Marcus) on the Dawes Kingpin Facebook page given them to me, though I realised recent I could have had pair two years ago from another Kingpin that I bought for the Dynohub and subsequently sold.
At the time of writing I have owned this bike a little over 11 years now, and over this time, it’s had four donor bikes, for dynamo hubs and lights, wheels, chain guard, mudguards, head badge amongst other things.
I have tried to get this as near as original as a new one I had in 1970, the only thing that’s changed is the saddle. The original white saddles are instruments of torture, so I installed a Brooks black B17 a few years ago. It’s a great saddle, very comfortable for all day rides.
