I love BSAs in theory but this bike is remarkable to me because it is the first BSA racing bike I have seen from the 1930's that would handle in any way like a bike someone would actually want to ride. All the the fixed bikes (American Path Racer etc.) I have seen or owned had incredibly slack angles (68 degrees) coupled with a 1/2" or so of fork rake to make one think that the builders had never actually ridden one of the dreadfully floppy things. I once had Matt Assenmacher add as much rake as he dared to a fork for a beat up 30's BSA and the result was still rather bad.
Strong initial bids from Curtis and crew. Maybe the bike will stay in Philly.
Joe Bender-Zanoni Great Notch, NJ (Cleaning up the shop today in preparation for Trexlertown. It is pathetic.)
> Not my auction and like 85 per cent of British bikes too small a
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\r?\n> Peter Kohler
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