Identify Markings on Fork Steerer
12-06-18 | 05:57 PM
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Identify Markings on Fork Steerer
I just bought this fork off of eBay and noticed these markings on the steer tube.
Any ideas as to what the top symbol is?
This was listed as a fork from a 1978-1982 Trek.
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Any ideas as to what the top symbol is?
This was listed as a fork from a 1978-1982 Trek.
Thanks!
12-06-18 | 07:06 PM
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12-06-18 | 07:16 PM
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12-07-18 | 06:54 AM
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It's easier to remember the trade mark once you realize that the symbol is a stylized cross-section of a double butted tube, bent into a circle (which is symbolic of bicycle wheels). This isn't apparent from the steerer tube stamp but depicts better on the catalogue sheet. However, it's easiest to see on earlier versions of the trade mark, where the butts are more exaggerated.
Last edited by T-Mar; 12-07-18 at 06:59 AM.
