I think I just bought some track Lauterwassers
05-23-11 | 03:30 AM
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I think I just bought some track Lauterwassers
Do you guys think these are track (narrow) Lauterwassers?
I just bought'em for NZD $80 (about 60 greenbacks)
https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=378205806
whether they are or not, I'm happy.
I will sand/emery them back, then have them nickelled, and put them on my 1917-20ish BSA Pathracer recreation with the Major Taylor stem I bought on a mystery bike for $100 a year or so ago. This will all take a while of course, and cost a dollar or two, but such is the joy of old bikes..
I just bought'em for NZD $80 (about 60 greenbacks)
https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=378205806
whether they are or not, I'm happy.
I will sand/emery them back, then have them nickelled, and put them on my 1917-20ish BSA Pathracer recreation with the Major Taylor stem I bought on a mystery bike for $100 a year or so ago. This will all take a while of course, and cost a dollar or two, but such is the joy of old bikes..
05-23-11 | 06:00 AM
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Yeah, those do look Lauterwasser-ish. Nice. I think there were other shapes that looked very similar, and they're all desirable. I don't think they were track bars; more for road racing. Track bars have more drop. And they're not Major Taylors, either... just don't look the same. But, as I said, nice! Congratulations!
05-23-11 | 08:54 AM
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Very, very nice grab! Photo is tough to tell but I think the end of the drops look too short to be Lauterwassers but on the plus side, they look much older. I've seen bars like that on pre-1900's machines like Daytons and Sterlings.
05-23-11 | 09:22 AM
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that is an awsome score. I can't really tell from the pics but the curve from center stem clamp towards the drop curve looks to have a smaller radius than my lauterwassers. what is the clamp diameter? mine has an annoying 23.8mm clamp.
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05-23-11 | 04:22 PM
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you lucky, lucky bastid! I haven't been searching TradeMe for vintage bike parts lately. I would have been very tempted to bid on them. I have a similar pair of old bars that will go on one of my vintage project bikes one day.
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