Re: [CR]German Bauer Track Bike Late 50's

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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 11:08:06 -0500
From: Jerry Moos <moos@penn.com>
To: velostuf@qwest.net
CC: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]German Bauer Track Bike Late 50's
References: <3A6C9E07.8362762@qwest.net>


That's pretty much the same dark red I remember on Heinz Linke's Bauers in the early 70's ( they were not new then). What this Bauer's signature color?

Regards,

Jerry Moos

John wrote:
> I have an exceptional Bauer "Made in Western Germany" track bike that is
> from the late 50's, or early 60's, I believe.
>
> It has Nervex Pro lugs, and Reynolds 531 tubes, FB large flange hubs and
> super-light Scheeren wood filled Weltmeister rims. The crank is Campy
> 151 mm BCD with 1/2" pitch ring, the pedals are Campy chrome steel
> pista, the bars and stem are beautiful Belgian Titan- alloy pista bars
> and chrome steel pista stem dated 1959. The seatpost is Campy and the
> saddle is the plastic Unica Nitor. It says Unica on one side and Nitor
> on the other side. The headset is Stronglight Competition. It looks as
> though the seat tube has a very relaxed angle, but I haven't measured
> it.
>
> See it at
>
> http://www.velostuf.com/bauer1.jpg
> http://www.velostuf.com/bauer2.jpg
> http://www.velostuf.com/bauer4.jpg
> http://www.velostuf.com/bauer5.jpg