Recent content by cyclingscrap

Hi, ok today I took the forks out and found the letters VER on the steerer tube. Any ideas? Being a Dutch/Flemish speaker I wondered if it was a shortening of the word VERVANGEN = REPLACEMENT. There are no other markings. Also stuck (in years of sandy Belgian mud) in the steerer tube was a...

Ok, sorry about that....photos but no text....still can't use a computer. So first photo shows a fracture to the head lug, no evidence of bent forks or down tube, just weakness? I knew about this prior to buying. Inside forks; quality control missed the black paint lug detail on one side...

Hi folks,

Yep very true. When you think of the technology around then and compare it to now there should be a world of difference........but have a look at the underside of a painted carbon down tube on a Pro's bike after a wet early season and there won't be much paint left. Imagine flogging someone a...

Guys, thanks for the answers. I'm not too fussed if it's 'stock' or not it's just amazing to think that Raleigh could flog what must have been a very expensive bike with next to no paint on it! Another photo should be attached, fingers crossed. Rob

Thanks for the replies and sorry about the photo size! I'm better at finding bikes than using a computer..... I am going to try to add some more and better photo's over the weekend but have attached the Campagnolo sticker shot for you to see. The chap I got this from insisted that it was from...

Hi folks, I thought you might like to see what I brought back from Belgium recently. It has SB 1885 stamped on the bracket and is a 58 size. It has a Campagnolo transfer on both sides of the top tube just in front of the seat cluster. The 753 sticker has diagonal numbers. The paint seems to...