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Old 05-01-25 | 11:53 AM
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what is this?

I was cleaning up my bike cave and came across this little bit
but I have no idea if it is even a bike part it what it is for.

any ideas?

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Old 05-01-25 | 11:55 AM
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That’s a henway.
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Old 05-01-25 | 11:56 AM
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That is some kind of adaptor for mounting disc brake calipers. Someone else can tell us which type.
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Old 05-01-25 | 12:47 PM
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it's a disc brake caliper mounting adapter used when increasing disc diameter by 20mm
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Old 05-01-25 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by rccardr
That’s a henway.
That brings back some memories. I agree, that's definitely a henway.
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