Originally Posted by
randyjawa
The Scheeren stem is spoken for and will answer the call next Spring...
Thanks for posting that, I hope the new owner enjoys it. Cool-looking, I rather had mixed feelings about the aesthetics.
Originally Posted by
Big Block
With a little checking, it seems that Drysdale happily used British components. A guide to what was available in the period is found in this extract from the 1957 Holdsworth 'Aids. Please note that Holdsworth promoted his own 'in-house' components first. Then I would encourage you to look at the
Readers Bikes on Classic Lightweights to see what Readers have used on their bikes for the timeframe of your project. The GB Hiduminium Spearpoint stem came in a variety of lengths and are often seen for sale (because they were widely used!) The same goes for GB Maes handlebars.
Hmm, what sites did the see info on Drysdales on? VERY curious. Anyway, I was looking at a Philippe bar & stem on eBay, looked interesting, but saw the GB Hiduminium Spearpoint on Hilary Stone's website and if still available, it might be worth putting a package of various items from them to order and keep the freight costs down on a single blended shipment. Maybe. And them I hope to be able to source some 25.4mm bars in nice shape. And I'll check out that link you included. I am mostly re-using the components from the bike as it was given to me, but the bars, stem and saddle were unusable.
Originally Posted by
Charles Wahl
I hope you're not wedded to wide drop bars. They were generally rather narrower in the '50s. A notion that seems to be coming back into vogue.
Good news here... I have narrow shoulders. Well, I am not 100% sure how to get an accurate measurement. For that matter, are bars' widths measured outside-to-outside, or center-to-center? Pretty sure I can comfortably ride 38 or 40cm bars, maybe more.