[CR]CR]RE: 1938 B.S.A Opperman Gold Special Model 985 T Sold on

(Example: Framebuilders:Dario Pegoretti)

Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:58:33 -0800 (PST)
From: "MARK" <mhoffman0@snet.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]CR]RE: 1938 B.S.A Opperman Gold Special Model 985 T Sold on

It was (is) an interesting bike, for sure. A couple of things puzzled me, however. It says it had Sturmey Shifter on the top tube. I found it hard to make that out. And then, what is the rear hub? Didn't look like one I was familiar with. (Not that I'm an SA expert, but I'm not completely ignorant about them, either). Maybe someone can chime in about this. (The hub, not my knowledge.)

Also, it says it has a spear point tip on the mudguards, but that looks one-piece to me.

Another thing that always made me scratch my head are brake levers such as the ones on this bike. Were those style simply "tourist" levers put onto dropped bars? They always seem like they would be very hard to reach. Enlightenment sought.

Mark Hoffman
New Britain, CT
USA