Well, the holiday season is behind me, thank goodness, and I have resumed my weekly Dump runs to see what the good people of Thunder Bay have tossed away. There were about ten bikes at the Dump today, mostly junky kids bikes, and one vintage curved down tube step through from the forties or fifties. And...

There was a box, filled with hardened snow, covering a whole bunch of vintage road bicycle bits and pieces - TTT, Stronglight, Campagnolo, Universal, SR, and Italian fork set with Campy ends, an Ofmega crank/ring and some interesting tools, including a complete Mafac tool kit and pouch...

And, for me anyway, a leather covered Bottecchia saddle. Does anyone know what that old plyers like tool is for?