Originally Posted by pastorbobnlnh
And the chain is clearly original since it is dated the same--- but could it be 797 B.C.E.? Now that would make it really old.
BTW, I'm going to head back to the dump today and look for the handlebars. My guess is that they were taken off for transportation to the dump and tossed on the pile seperately. I hope not much scrap metal came in yesterday and the bars weren't tossed to the very top (which must be 10-12 feet tall at this point). I also wich I knew exactly what to look for, i.e. straight, curved, dropped, etc.
I climbed all over the scrap metal pile and didn't find the handlebars. The pile is huge so it will be hauled away soon.
I might talk to one of the workers to see if they remember when it came in last week to see if the bars were with the bike.