[CR]Question on Bike Part Seen in Bartali Museum Picture

(Example: Framebuilding:Restoration)

Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 09:45:48 -0500
From: <loudeeter@aol.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Question on Bike Part Seen in Bartali Museum Picture

http://www.ciclomuseo-bartali.it/testi/biciclette/biciclettapista.htm

Can anyone tell me the purpose of the hollow tube extending backwards below the saddle on this bike? Looks like a perfect place to put a wine bottle cork!! Lou Deeter, Orlando FL