Originally Posted by HoraceLai
Thanks for the pic above with the old school guy riding the track bike. Does anyone know what kind of handlebar stem that is? I've never seen one that bends down like that. What is that style called and where can I get it?
The bike that I converted is a Schwinn Traveler with the 4130 steel. I've cut off the holders/clamps that was supposed to hold the brake cables and gear cables for the deraileurs to make it look more simple and kinda like that bike in the pic above. I think the Major Taylors will look old school on it even tho it might be stupid in the eyes of people who know bikes.
BTW, why do some people leave their bars untaped? Looks? Or some actual advantage over the feel? Less weight?
You don't or you get it custom made.
If it was a nicer bike people would get pissed at you. Have you figured out a long term solution for the metal you exposed yet?
Because everyone else does. Don't do it.