corbettclassics
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There is a chance that the bike Jesse has is an actual "Racer" and not the "Light Roadster". I don't believe that brake is original and I don't think they came with the bike anyway. I'm not familiar with the differences between the "Light Roadster" and the "Racer" but it seems that it could be a "Racer". It seems to me that someone might have flipped the bars upward and added a brake so they could ride it. I've seen this on numerous original factory racers.
Side by side in the catalogue ( or the 1896 ads ) it seems they are the same drawing. So what's the chance Jesse flips the bars upside down and the bike appears to be the "Racer" model all of a sudden. Maybe it was the thickness of the tubing and the weight decided the difference! What's the description in the catalogue stating the differences between the two?
I do have a picture of Jay Eaton on his 1896 World by the way. John Johnson also raced the 1896 World. ( Johnson went to Barnes for 1897 ).
Here's a couple of 1896 ads >
Flips the bars upside down and it looks identical to the bars on the Racer.
Just saying there is a chance ...."Racer".
Side by side in the catalogue ( or the 1896 ads ) it seems they are the same drawing. So what's the chance Jesse flips the bars upside down and the bike appears to be the "Racer" model all of a sudden. Maybe it was the thickness of the tubing and the weight decided the difference! What's the description in the catalogue stating the differences between the two?
I do have a picture of Jay Eaton on his 1896 World by the way. John Johnson also raced the 1896 World. ( Johnson went to Barnes for 1897 ).
Here's a couple of 1896 ads >
Flips the bars upside down and it looks identical to the bars on the Racer.
Just saying there is a chance ...."Racer".