Re: [CR]1958 RRA Moderne Pix on Wooljersey site

From: "cmontgomery" <cmontgomery15@cox.net>
To: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>, <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <007601c7487b$7839f530$6601a8c0@peter5ca78cb10> <p0624081bc1ebf96278cf@[10.0.1.12]> <3.0.6.32.20070204170054.0120a100@mailhost.oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]1958 RRA Moderne Pix on Wooljersey site
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2007 17:41:28 -0700

> At 04:37 PM 04/02/2007 -0500, P.C. Kohler wrote:
>
> >These are GB "Maitland Road" 'bars. And perfect if, like me, you ride only
> >"on the drops".

> John Betmanis:
> The most popular bars I remember from my experience in the UK in the 1950s
> were the Maes bend. These are pretty much the same as you'd find on most OT
> bikes from the 70s and 80s. However, these Maitland Road bars are quite
> unusual. http://tinyurl.com/37a4ss However, I do remember seeing bars very
> much like like those on some bikes imported into the UK in 1950s. Anyone
> know what they would have been? French? Italian?

Check out the bars on these early 50's Flying Scots. They are similar to Peter's and according to one description called South of France bars.

http://www.flying-scot.co.uk/rattray/scot_frames/pages/frame_274b.htm

http://www.flying-scot.co.uk/rattray/scot_frames/pages/frame_33b.html (mapped)

Craig Montgomery
Tucson