who made these bars ? also bottom bracket ?
06-03-07, 04:36 PM
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who made these bars ? also bottom bracket ?
I can not make out all the writing on the sticker and can find no stampings.. I can read made in Italy.. also MOD GRANC___ ..HELP.. is the bottom bracket custom or did someone make this like that.. Just trying to find out all the details for this bike before I sell it..
06-03-07, 05:17 PM
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Why would someone engrave "HELP" on a bottom bracket?
Were they being held against their will?
That's not the best place to get a message out. One doesn't look at one's bb very often.
Were they being held against their will?
That's not the best place to get a message out. One doesn't look at one's bb very often.
06-03-07, 05:23 PM
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Cut outs in BB shells are common among some high end bikes. A lot of the Italians did it like that. I have a star cutout in the BB shell of my Viner. As for who made the bars I can't help. Only two bar manufacturers in Italy I know of are Cinelli and Ambrosio.
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I'm going to guess that the bars are 3Ts... I don't know if they ever spelled it out as 'TTT' but that's what 2/3rd of the middle section seems to say.
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yep.. i think those are 3ttt bars as well.
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Originally Posted by koyman
Why would someone engrave "HELP" on a bottom bracket?
06-04-07, 02:44 AM
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I want those bars. It is your duty to give them to me.
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The bars are t.t.t. which stands for Techno Tubi Torino, and which is now 3T, I believe that they evolved from Ambrosio.
It is a Bottom Bracket Shell, the spindle, bearings and cups are the "Bottom Bracket". The shell would have been slotted by the builder.
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It is a Bottom Bracket Shell, the spindle, bearings and cups are the "Bottom Bracket". The shell would have been slotted by the builder.
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