Product Description
Super obscure and neat integrated bar/stem combo! This is a one piece design, which will make for a rather stiff unit. This swept back design was likely intended for a touring/trekking upright bike (like a 1960's or 1970's Schwinn Paramount!). Great to ride, or an amazing display piece (especially with a pretty wood display stand like mine!). Excellent holiday gift!
Titan was a high end Belgian manufacturer of handlebars and stems from the 1930's through the late 1970's. They are famous for developing the standard road drop bar shape, which is now referred to as the "Maes bend". They're also famous for using an oversized 27mm oversized bar clamp on their racing models. This made for some very stout cockpits which allowed the use of alloy on track sprinting bikes where others in this era were still steel.
Starting in the 1960's, Titan used a unique anodizing process aimed at preventing corrosion (it works) that gave their parts a pink tinge. It's very subtle, but in some angles/lightings even in my pics you can see the pink.
Condition
Near mint to mint barely used shape! This one has some decal wear and a spot on from insertion into a fork, but quite minimal wear otherwise.
Details
- Stem length: 475mm
- Insertion 22.0mm (Fits French steerers and many Schwinn forks)
- Aluminum construction
- Made in Belgium