[CR]T.A. bottle cages Was: Baldini's 1959 Frejus

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From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:02:28 -0800
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Subject: [CR]T.A. bottle cages Was: Baldini's 1959 Frejus

Bill Unger wrote: (snip)
> By the way, does this photo confirm that the correct water bottle
> (s) and
> cage(s) for a '58 pro road bike would have been spring loaded flat
> shee
> t metal cylinder cages on the down tube and handlebars, and plastic
> bott
> le with flat cap? Was about to bid on a TA single clamp on cage,
> and am
> hesitating.

I don't know when the TA single clamp on cage (Mod. Criterium) was introduced: http://www.blackbirdsf.org/ta/ref216.html but the standard TA twin clamp on cage (called the "Crac 57" early on in the English catalogs) http://www.blackbirdsf.org/ta/ref215.html was, I believe, introduced in 1957.

My guess would be that the Criterium cage came out the same time as the Crac 57 as an economy version. Anyone know the answer?

Joel Metz's water bottle page on his great SPECIALITES T.A. web site: http://www.blackbirdsf.org/ta/bottle.html

Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)