Classic and Vintage Bicycles: What's it Worth? Appraisals and Inquiries - "Gerber" racebicycle? Interesting?

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vasilebancila
01-17-11, 05:46 AM
Is a unknown brand for me. And google is not generous. So, any information is valuable.

Also, on the second pictures, the end of the chainstay is "open". Is`it normal??

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Thank you!

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T-Mar
01-17-11, 08:24 AM
Some track bicycles left the stays open, but it's very unusual on a road bicycle. The brazing and finishing around the stay/dropout junction doesn't look very good.
vasilebancila
01-17-11, 09:08 AM
Thanks! That`s my concern, but i noticed the same "thing" also at the seatstay/dropout area/junction (i think is visible in the first pictures).

repechage
01-17-11, 05:41 PM
New brand to me. while the stays appear open, attempt to pass a wire through, they may not be. Even if they are, it was probably done on purpose. If they are open, I would remove the BB and clean the chain stays like a rifle barrel. Maybe they were even flood painted inside.
Ritchey did this on some forks on a special bike or two long ago, it is not unheard of, but is different.
I like the overall look of the bike, nothing earth shattering geometry wise it appears, but a typical race bike.