deorman said:It's hard to see the headjoint clearly, if it really is a '54 serious congratulations are in order!
I havent given the bike so much as a glance for the last couple months, but this weekend I ran the serial number on OldRoads and the bike comes back 9/16 or 9/17 in 1954! Love having such an old bike, over 55 years since it was fresh and factory new and now it sits in my hands. Good feeling!
Are those stems pretty sturdy? I have a hard time NOT flexing those hi-rise bars, but I plan on running apes so it fits my body better while riding, so I want to make sure it'll clamp for me.
Thanks for the help everybody and make sure you check out and post up pictures in the Cantilever Frame Pics thread!