Aldo Ross wrote:
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> Oh! That's an easy one!!!
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> The bars and stem are both made by Titan (of Belgium) - perhaps late 1940s
> through mid-1960s. I think they were located in Belgium.. The names on the
> bars - (Marcel) Kint, (Albriek/Brik) Schotte, (Sylvere Maes - were all
> racers. (Rik) Van Steenbergen was on there also sometimes. Typically .
>
> Titan stuff shows-up in interesting places, including early-1960s Paramounts
> and lots of swedish Crescent bikes.
>
> I take it these are fitted to a Hobbs???
>
> Aldo Ross
> Middletown, Ohio
>
It has always be a surprise to me that Titan chose to use an aluminum nut and aluminum bolt for the handlebar clamp on their steel stem.
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Bet it was a surprise to ham fisted mechanics when they muscled that aluminum nut tight!
I have found a few Titan stems over the years and they are usually missing their aluminum nut and bolt.
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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