Re: [CR] 1948 Sieber Track Bike

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Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 13:50:11 -0500
From: "genediggs" <genediggs@aol.com>
To: John Betmanis <johnb@oxford.net>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.20090205133548.01858380@mailhost.oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR] 1948 Sieber Track Bike


On Feb 5, 2009, at 1:35:48 PM, "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net> wrote: From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net> Subject: Re: [CR] 1948 Sieber Track Bike Date: February 5, 2009 1:35:48 PM GMT-05:00 To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org At 11:32 PM 04/02/2009 +0000, walljet01@netzero.com wrote:
>Those of you that collect or have an interest in track bikes, may enjoy 
>the pictures that I posted today of a 1948 Sieber Track bike. I just got
> done cleaning the frame and I am puting it back together. The bike is a
>s originally purchased in 1948 at a St. Louis bike shop. It was never ra
>ced but used for recreation. For a bike this old, it is in pretty good c
>ondition.
>Go to http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/Jerry/Sieber/
>Jerry Jeter, Wildwood, MO USA

Beautiful! 

I notice both the fork crown and rear brake bridge are drilled. Is that how the bike was originally? 

John Betmanis Woodstock, Ontario Canada _______________________________________________

Jerry: The Sieber track bike is shown with a half inch pitch chainring. When
   I started riding track 1950/51 all track bikes came with inch pitch and and
   most f the racers used block chains.  In our club drilling a track frame for brakes was tantamount to a sacrilege.   Gene Diggs, Rochester Hills, MI