Anything Special?
07-11-07 | 06:24 PM
#2
Not as special as that twin-fork bike!
But honestly: that's the first franco italia bar I've seen, so I'd say it's pretty rare.Just looked again and I think I see that it's a model of Phillipe (sp?) handlebar...not so rare to the French fans, but still that's (Franco Italia) a model I'm not familiar with...might be a 25mm diameter bar, but worth keeping whatever the size.
But honestly: that's the first franco italia bar I've seen, so I'd say it's pretty rare.Just looked again and I think I see that it's a model of Phillipe (sp?) handlebar...not so rare to the French fans, but still that's (Franco Italia) a model I'm not familiar with...might be a 25mm diameter bar, but worth keeping whatever the size.
Last edited by unworthy1; 07-11-07 at 10:37 PM.
07-12-07 | 04:02 AM
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Very interesting - I've never seen one before.
07-12-07 | 04:10 AM
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Your bike has 2 stems, and two headsets, and, and, and..... What is going on in that picture?
07-12-07 | 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Sammyboy
Your bike has 2 stems, and two headsets, and, and, and..... What is going on in that picture?
07-12-07 | 07:38 AM
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indeed it was just a quick photoshop stitch, had to get nice and close so that the detail came in. They came off a Peugeot E09 that i've recently found. Nice and light, but i'm thinking bout flipping and chopping them, but didnt want to if they were special. So keep or chop?
07-12-07 | 07:49 AM
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They are cool looking but not particularly sought after or "high end", in the world of bars.
07-13-07 | 12:08 AM
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yesterday I had never seen one and today I own one! Mine came on an '80s Gitane I just picked up...seem like a decent alloy bar, but nothing special...unless you are restoring a French bike and have to have the 'correct' handlebars.
07-13-07 | 05:46 AM
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The "French" Phillippe handlebars I had weren't really French at all - at least my set was 25.4mm - and I scratched them all up trying to put them in a 25.0 handlebar. The name fooled me 
. Should have pulled out the calipers sooner.
. Should have pulled out the calipers sooner.
