From: "P.C. Kohler" <kohl57@starpower.net>
> These are indeed the GB "anodised" wreath handlebars that were introduced
c.
> 1973. They came in gold (as this is) or silver. The 1973 Raleigh (North
> American) catalogue specs these bars, in silver, for the TI Raleigh Team
Pro
> with a Record 3TTT stem, later a plainer alloy stem of unspecified make. I
> was able to get a pair of these bars from a CR member in the UK.
>
> But.... Eric Elman, our resident Team Pro expert, tells me all of the Team
> Pros he's actually seen had 3TTT Superleggere bars with the 3TTT stem.
So...
> as usual... we have specs vs. reality. But I have a lovely combination on
my
> machine and yes I really like looking at the GB in the wreath when I am
> riding....
I suppose the sleeve threw me off, I wwas thinking it was a newer version.
The bars on the CR page are older I take it?
http://www.classicrendezvous.com/
My TTT Record stem with the TTT Competizione bar still look good on my Raleigh Pro.
Pete Geurds
Douglassville, Pa