Very good chance that "Dashi" is actually Dossche as in Dossche Sport. Made in Ghent, Belgium. Imported to North America by Englebosch Cycles (where I worked when I was a kid) during the 50's and 60's. The details look right... Cool bike!
Jamie Swan Centerport Cycles Inc. Northport, New York, USA http://www.centerportcycles.com (mapped) http://www.limws.org http://www.liatca.org http://www.cabinfeverauctions.com
On Feb 21, 2008, at 10:46 PM, coel canth wrote:
> list ahoy,
>
> any ideas on who might've built this track frame ? and when ?
> the owner says it may have long ago had a downtube transfer that said
> 'DASHI'
> it currently has no decals or stampings by which to identify it
> but appears to be of high quality construction with many interesting
> details..
>
> british threading
> nervex pro lugs and bb shell
> (there is one single cutout in the bb-dt socket.. is this standard ?)
> very unique fork ends cut from steel plate
> twin plate fork crown + round fork blades
> seatstay bridge reinforcement
>
> i've uploaded some detail photos for those interested,
> first one here:
>
> http://flickr.com/
>
> thanks for any help,
>
> Andrei Padlowski
> Glen Ridge, NJ