Correct is Correct... or is it? Catalogs vs...

[bike]

Most people go by catalogs and that is fine. Over the years I have found bikes that are original with different parts from the catalog- most would say WRONG..only to find them in sale flyer or regional ad etc.

I think period pics at the factory or dealer are the best, but here is a pic of a bike that seems unmolested and pretty fresh from new with a "wrong" Part

What say you?

(From ebay)

 

[mike j]

Doesn't bother me, I'll take it.

 

[cyclingday]

It looks to be a Louisville Cycle Supply bike, so I would say, some kind of a price point deal.
I'll bet 99% of us would change that out today.

 

[Freqman1]

On the other side of the coin its funny how many bikes get changed to catalog incorrect due to preferences to wit the Shelby Arrows and No-Noses all gussied up (including mine). V/r Shawn

 

[cyclingday]

There's a period advertisement from Gillette that shows an Aerocycle with a Toolbox Troxel saddle on it.
I'm sure they used a new bike for the photo shoot, so, some Aerocycle were equipped with Toolbox Troxels.
So don't change it out, if you find one that way. Lol!
Pretty Cool!

 

[vincev]

Can you post the catalog picture ??

 

[mickeyc]

Care to enlighten this ignoramus as to what is "wrong" with the pictured bike? Not everyone knows all the finer details of every bike.

Mike

 

[Freqman1]

Care to enlighten this ignoramus as to what is "wrong" with the pictured bike? Not everyone knows all the finer details of every bike.

Mike

The guard

 

[fordmike65]

https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/what-the-bicycle-anomalies-lets-see-them.109123/

 

[Balloontyre]

Baseball card mentality syndrome is the demise of the bicycle collecting world