Old 02-06-21 | 10:58 AM
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esasjl
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Bikes: '84 Chas Roberts, '91 Peugeot Galibier, '94 Gitane Leader, '51 Dayton Elite, '90 Verago ATB, '08 Dawes Sardar

I took a punt on this Verago frame last year. The size ctc is top tube 57.5 cm and seat tube 56 cm (22"). There are the remains of a "swiss hand-made" decal, but no tube identification. I think the seat tube is SPX (27.0 seatpost, 5 helical ribs at BB) and the others likely SP. The lug work is quite nice and original kit looks to have been XT from the early '90s. There is very little info on Verago ATB/MTBs other than one article on RetroBike and on Oldschool Racing. If anyone has more information I'd very much welcome finding out more. As shown transmission is 3x9 (48-36-26 with 11-36) (retro)friction shift of Exage FD and XTR RD. The Nitto stem and bars are pretty comfortable. The brake booster makes a big difference as the seat stays bend a lot under hard braking. The paintwork is black with lumpy white 'spatters', a bit of an acquired taste (cycle Artex).