Originally Posted by
Mad Honk
Yesterday was a good one at the co-op for me. I found a vintage cycling item that came from our friends at Vetta during the early 1980's. The Vetta cycling box. A cool plastic box that mounted on a rack and held personal items. Also lock-able so things would stay safe. A picture as found, with a few goodies inside.
The box as found. The co-op folks thought it was a piece of junk and were going to toss it out.
What was inside the Vetta Box; a NOS front derailleur, a complete NOS bottom bracket, a pair of levers, two tubes and a couple of bells.
And they were going to throw it away! The box had one key for the lock and some attaching hardware. A trip to the locksmiths and a second key now makes it even better! And it only cost $3 after 15 minutes of work to make the key fit correctly. Smiles, MH
Great score!
I used to have one of those. Great concept, loud execution. Even with a secure fastening to the rack, tape, weatherstripping, and an interior liner, that thing rattled worse than an ornery snake surrounded by hungry wildcats. I eventually passed it on to someone else. I can't blame all my permanent hearing loss on the Vetta box, but...