Originally Posted by
steelbikeguy
I'd guess that Beicster's fork has a rake closer to my '74 than my '71. I wonder if there is enough info available to really analyze what fork radius was used?? Raleigh was certainly known to change the details on their bikes, so perhaps the fork rake radius varied with the tide or the phase of the moon, or whether it was Monday, or ....??
I hadn't noticed differences in fork crowns, but there might be a small difference between my former '71 and my current '74. The pointed tang on the brown '71 seems slightly longer (or I may be imagining it?).
Steve in Peoria
I wonder if someone attempted to change the radius on mine. I mentioned that my bottom bracket is 290mm high and removing some of the bend would make that happen. I have no idea how much changing the rake would raise the bottom bracket. Seems like
gugie mentioned that in a thread somewhere but I don't recall how much of a different it made. I'll get a better picture of the fork bend and post it so we can compare more directly.
Edit to add a photo that the seller posted
