[CR]STRATA "South of France" handlebars

(Example: Framebuilders:Chris Pauley)

To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:44:12 -0500
From: <norris.lockley@talktalk.net>
Subject: [CR]STRATA "South of France" handlebars

It's not very often that I have a vision these days, but yesterday evening when I wrote the original email to the List about the pair of "S-o-F" bars on UK Ebay. I had that vision or flashback, call it what you will, about my late 40s Mercier "Francis Pelissier" bike, the BLRC..and Percy Stallard..

About 15 minutes after writing that email I was browsing on the http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk website, and stumbled across, in the section about members' bikes, the superb 1948?Stallard "Montlhery" machine. Not only is this one of Percy's machines but it is equipped with South of France bars, CLB brakes..and a 5-speed Super Champion Osgear..and it is just the same colour, white with red panel, as my Mercier. If you want to see just how mean those Sofs can look head-on..ccheck out this Stallard.

Norris Lockley,? Settle Uk