Re: [CR]Handlebars at the Japanese auction

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From: "P. Lynn Miller" <lynnmiller@optusnet.com.au>
To: "Dennis Young" <mail@woodworkingboy.com>
References: <BBD8F85B.2EF2%mail@woodworkingboy.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Handlebars at the Japanese auction
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 11:17:32 +1100
cc: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

Dennis,

I cannot read Japanese, but I would love to have a set of bars like that. Are they currently $1100yen? They are gorgeous.

P. Lynn Miller
Sydney, Australia

----- Original Message -----
From: Dennis Young
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 10:59 AM
Subject: [CR]Handlebars at the Japanese auction

> I'm not sure what model handlebar this is, but it is very nicely shaped.
> The seller says these are rare? Track bars? Take a look. The most elegant
> handlebars I have ever seen were on a exquisite Herse track bike. Few Herse
> track bikes were produced, right Jan? People don't or can't do that bar
> work anymore. Those curves were alive!
>
>
> Photos at the bottom of the page.
>
> http://page6.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f11194492
>
> Dennis Young
> I work a lot with curves in Hotaka, Japan