Plus, Titan bars (and stems) are usually stamped with a straightforward Manufacturing year code, such as "62" for 1962, etc. There was also a Titan adjustable stem that is pretty nifty. They also made steel seat posts, as well as aluminum ones. They were indeed a Belgian company. Greg Parker stuffed with Holiday foods in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 13:39:51 -0500 From: "Aldo Ross" <aldoross4@siscom.net> To: "dan polito" <thepandle@hotmail.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Subject: Re: [CR]40s/50s handlebar ID- maes?
Oh! That's an easy one!!!
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
> can anyone help ID these bars?
>
> is m.knit the marque? nothing on the right is really visible save for the
> "depose;" they are scratched. i have been told that these are maes bars.
> i am under the impression that maes is just a name for a certain type of
> bend, which these bars happen to be. i am curious to a) find out what
> they are and then b) learn if these bars would be appropriate for the bike
> they are currently fitted to.
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/
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> thanks
> dan "period correct schmeriod correct" polito
> bloomington, indiana by-way-of cleveland