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by fiatpandas 568 days ago
Two things jumped out at me: the simple/non-adjustable saddle support, and the absolutely slammed bars affixed just above the fork. Was that normal for track bars at the time?
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Check out the Soviet Takhion [1] track bike for a similar handlebar setup.

Cinelli also had a version of their legendary Laser [2] bike with that setup.

1: https://bikecult.com/works/archive/03bicycles/takhionVVVV.ht...

2: https://www.pedalroom.com/bike/cinelli-laser-aero-pursuit-34...

Great references! Thank you.
Yeah, both are relatively insane choices by modern lights. You see some other track bikes of that era with fork-mounted handlebars (it's not unique) but I believe conventional stem + bars were more popular.
Tbh I love the simplicity of the hard coded saddle post + support. Both being made out of the same tube size.