Brace of British

[raindog]

I didn't know they still existed.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

Yep, unless magnets stick to other metals.

are you sure the magnet isn't attracted to the steel brake cables? it's an easy mistake to make, apparently

 

[Alembicbassman]

Definitely steel the mangnet sticks good and proper all over, are steel handlebars particularly rare? Should I put them on ebay?

The bike is at least 20 years old.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

i doubt they're worth anything to be honest. quality bikes had aluminium bars long before then, so they're no classic i'm afraid.

i have a bike with steel bars which would be worth something as they pre-date aluminium and are part of a classic bike.

although heavy, steel bars can at least be relied upon not to suffer from fatigue, unless they get really rusty.

 

[crunch61]

My choice would be the Claud Butler out of the 2 - it just looks right!