Recent content by Caahauge

Hi forum, Last summer, I bought a vintage Peugeot Super Vitus. It's no longer mint, and when I bought it, it had a lot of original stuff swapped out. I'm thinking of restoing it to it's original look, and since it's pricey it's something I will be doing over time. I want to make sure though...

Thanks for the link MrW. I think I have solved the "puzzle" about the WAR frame number and guarantee. The bike is clearly a Raleigh made in Nottingham, and the frame number on the back of the saddle post determines that. The number on the side of the saddle post is the import number, made by...

Hi Shaun, yeah it is - and probably always has been since manufactoring - in Denmark.

Thanks for the help MrW. It is very much appreciated. :) I am just going to use this bike as an every day beater for the cold and wet part of the year; but I wanted to make sure I did not ruin a classic bike, by adding new hardware. Do you know where I would be able to buy ned hoods for the...

No, there's not rear deraileur. Just a single cog on the back end. :)

Thank you for your replies. I have taken some pictures, if you need more, please feel free to ask. The handlebars have of course been put at different angle and re-wrapped - and I have put on a new saddle (the other did not look original either). On the top tube, there's a small chip in the...

Hi forum, So I bought a used Raleigh at a police auction, but the decals has been stripped off. I've tried to identify the model from the numbers on the saddelpost (both on the side and on the back), also I tried to look up the 5 digit number on the BB. Unfortunately I'm kind of new to the bike...