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BrianP:
I thought there was a sticky topic on this but I can't find one...  ???

Apart from:
longer seat tube above the gusset
lack of coaster bracket

What else can help determine Real versus Fake?

Where's the serial number?
Serial number format?
Anything else?


Brian.

Rombloke:
ok the serial number is on the inside of the rear dropout, it sould start with a t, indicating a torker built bike, then two more letters, ie ss, then four numbers, then f

so t qq 1118 f, would be a real gen 1 serial no

there will be  a gap in the welding, approx 1 1/4 long on the downtube/headtube gusset, and if its a really old one then no weld on the under side of said gusset to the headtube.
knurling on the rear drop outs.
machined head tube, but not machined bb.

if i think of anything else i will post it here....hope that helps

Dave

greentoad:
Hi

Even the fakes can have a coaster bracket. If I remember Falcon imported them, there are some pictures about of the advert and stating for sale around £70 (i'll try and dig it out).

The ways are pretty much what Dave has stated -

- but I am not sure that all bikes have Knurling in the same place (early adverts say they do have knurling though)

- are not always four numbers in the serial (depends on age)

The easiest way is to find the serial, see if it has a T then two letters the same (eg) AA BB CC etc and then some numbers, followed by F.

J.


--- Quote from: Rom Bloke on January 05, 2007, 06:29 PM ---ok the serial number is on the inside of the rear dropout, it sould start with a t, indicating a torker built bike, then two more letters, ie ss, then four numbers, then f

so t qq 1118 f, would be a real gen 1 serial no

there will be  a gap in the welding, approx 1 1/4 long on the downtube/headtube gusset, and if its a really old one then no weld on the under side of said gusset to the headtube.
knurling on the rear drop outs.
machined head tube, but not machined bb.

if i think of anything else i will post it here....hope that helps

Dave



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Rombloke:
j, ive yet to see one without knurling, but there are obviously variations of most frame sets....

does this mean you have some evidence.....sounds interesting

Dave

MartyC:
I would like to see an advert for them, might be quite revealing  :daumenhoch:

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