Originally Posted by
nlerner
I'm reviving this thread with a pic from a project I was working on yesterday, digging out some steel bars for my el-cheapo build. While this brake lever did have an intact clamp on screw, a former owner decided that the Hannibal Lecter treatment (which was covered by about 17 layers of electrical tape) would be the best way to hold it on.
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are you sure that it's not some form of modern sculpture? That seems more plausible than the assumption that it was an act of maintenance.
otoh, it reminds me of the old saying.... "when all you have is baling wire, every problem looks like a bale of hay".
Steve in Peoria