Tom Ward wrote (in part)
1.) one pair unused ("NOS") tubulars, BARUM -brand, size 650C, made in C zechoslovakia circa ??--some time ago--'70s or earliest '80s(?)--they lo ok like the logos were designed in Sixties or likely even before, timele ss appearance suitable for a thorough restoration. Very good / excellent usable condition (currently inflated and holding air for days), almost as-new except a few marks (or mostly just slight "darkenings" of the rub ber) on the gum-coloured sidewalls, from storage--or just light age spot s. Overall effect is of quite new looking tires, despite age. Pristine l ight diamond tread, ridged centre-section, size 650C, marked "Barum 27 x 1 Kriterium P-B-W". $85 shipped in the U.S. (will ship anywhere; let me know). Does anyone know what "P-B-W" might mean or refer to? Paris-Bres t-----Wales? Peanut-Butter--uhh.... "People-Better-Worry"? Perhaps somet hing to do with Pressure.
It could be the company's initials. The P stands for something along the lines of "Pneu," French for "tire." B is probably for Barum. Now I'm stuck. W could be something like "Werk" but then I am mixing French and German, and that seems unlikely. Possibly the city or region where Pneus Barum had its factory.
Not quite interested enough to look for cities starting with W, Marcus Helman Huntington Woods, MI