I'm a 100% behind Jon Williams on this one !
The frame is very definitely a Dawes...probably 1970s to early 80s. I ca n't remember the "Realm Rider" model too well, and would have plumped for t he "Galaxy" model which was the company's top-of-the-range touring/club mac hine. Possibly the "realm Rider" and the "Galaxy" shared a common frame.
The tubing is most likely to be plain gauge Reynolds 531..or at the best main tubes 531DB. The lugs are Hadens of Birmigham, the bracket ..well who knows as Dawes were using these on frames in the 50s...possibly Davis. As for the large rear drop-outs these were probably stamped out by Haden as we ll. The top-eyes..very long and deeply but not to tidily pressed into the s eat stay itself..these are very typically DAWES.
The frame might have been a deep bronze metallic with chroming to half t he forks and chain stays, or it might have been a mid- green flam.
The frames were respected for being very stable and long-lasting work-ho rses..and one of the models recommended by the CTC - the Cyclists' Touring Club. They could be seen in their hundreds in the cycle sheds of the Youth Hostels of the land..and leaning against the walls of Clarion and CTC tea-r ooms.
One for keeping..a modern classic of its type.
Norris Lockley, Settle UK
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