Sylvère Maes deserves to be remembered for two reasons:

• First he has the most spectacular tan lines ever seen in cycling.
• Second he gave his name to the standard style of drop handlebars. A style that he first used.

• Publisher: Cycling
• Country: UK
• Date: 1939
• Derailleur brands: Osgear
• Derailleurs: Osgear Super Champion, Osgear Professional, Osgear Grand Sport, Osgear Champion du Monde, Osgear Empire