RE: [CR] GB bars on eBay

(Example: Events:Cirque du Cyclisme:2004)

From: "Bob Hanson" <theonetrueBob@webtv.net>
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 01:07:51 -0600
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: RE: [CR] GB bars on eBay


I wonder if these may be what I've seen listed in Ron Kitching as the "Olympic" model. That model is described as having a longer reach (at 121 mm.) than most - eg: Ventoux, listed as 102mm reach - which would seem in line with these photos. The Olympic's drop would be 138 mm versus 154mm for the Ventoux, again, a reasonable estimate according to the photos.

So, perhaps the slant of these bars is just unique to this model... which I have never seen before. They definitely remind me quite a lot of the Cinelli #65 Criterium bars - which also has both the very rounded forward curve at the top, and also a slight drop from the center bulge.

Bob Hanson, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA