[Classicrendezvous] GB bars

(Example: Framebuilding:Paint)

Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 09:46:31 -0700
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Monkeyman" <monkey37@bluemarble.net>
Subject: [Classicrendezvous] GB bars

I was putting my Raleigh Lenton Gran Prix together for a nice classic rider and was going to put a GB bar and stem on the bike. I was looking at Dale's page later in the day and saw my bars <http://www.cyclesdeoro.com/GB_bars_1.htm>. Dale's page says, "The most sought after GB bar variation?", what is this bar? should it be used as barter fodder and not put on a "rider"? What should I do?

While on the subject of bars do you folks on the list use old bars on your riders? I was thinking of aluminum fatigue and bar breakage on bars 10+ years old and was thinking many of us are riding arould on "unsafe" bars. When I'm at work I recommend people replace their bars every 3-5 years but most of these people put 20000+ miles on these a year, I know some of you on the list put these many miles on your "classic" bikes. So I want to know what you do about bars? NOS, used, modern?

enjoy, Brandon a.k.a. monkeyman sunny 60degree Santa Barbara, Calif

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