and just to show off how many old catalogs I have, let me show you the 1976 Schwinn catalog that features the same gadget...



Steve in Peoria

I did not know that Schwinn sold the French Wonder Light headlight/Flashlight back then, as a "Schwinn Approved" item.. I had one when I was in college and really loved its versatility, plus I loved the clean white cases they had that seems to be giving an Apple-like flavor to the then unique light, years before the trend. Fits my shirt pockets perfectly too. Ther look quite primitive now though, especially with its chintzy looking incandescent bulb that had only a fraction of lumens of what LED headlights now have....

The lighting kit second from the upper left is the very one I installed on my Winchester 10-speed when I was 13. Apart from raising and lowering the saddle on my Sting Ray, it was my very first foray into bike wrenching, and it worked great from the very start. An auspicious beginning for a completely inexperienced bike mechanic. I tried to get my dad to help me install it, but he just handed me the toolkit and said "Looks pretty straightforward; see if you can do it yourself." One of the many favors of omission he did for me while I was growing up. (I had six siblings, and dad had hobbies and pursuits of his own.)

Anyway, that kit lasted through at least nine years of night riding, on three different bikes; all the way up to the end of my college career.

That's a nice memory, [MENTION=280039]Lascauxcaveman[/MENTION].

I remember when that tennis racket clip was popular. I saw a lot of them.

I have about 5 NOS Tennis Racket mounts like that buried around here somewhere.

Glenn

I think this counts, Mavic electronic shifting system. My uncle gave me the complete setup which he got from the original owner, said it worked fine when he removed it to sell his bike. The instructions also came with it and look daunting to say the least.

Glenn

^^ Brave souls. I have lots of patience but think a Mucktronic would ruin my day.

Here's an shopworn but unlaced fixed gear drum brake hub with replacement pads. Nickel plating, circa 1930.

Here is a fun one. Though granted, not C&V

Tennis/Hockey clamp.

These are still fairly common in the Netherlands as field hockey is a common sport in wealthier areas. link + eBay example

The oval rings added to the 'eL' cranko are over the top!

I used Weyless hubs on my race wheels. Nice.
I still use the front, but no longer ride 120mm rear bikes, so the rear is collecting dust.

GPM Colrout

Ok, OK, [MENTION=350383]crank_addict[/MENTION], either you're photoshopping us some sh#t or I took too many drugs tonight.

It's a deep conspiracy, I tell ya, wheels within wheels, man...

For $1k, you can get your very own broken Passoni frame:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/PASSONI-PRI...wAAOSwdd5c98gY

"A hand-made gadget by a certain Japanese enthusiast." Stronglight 49 crankarms with spoked-wheel spider armature, made of thin spokes (1.2mm diameter), with 51- and 45-tooth Simplex chainrings, on a custom Toei bike

Campagnolo Electa pneumatic saddle. A friend of mine had one, didn't like it, sold it for very good money.

Erta brake levers.

Forgot I even had this.
Got it from eBay after seeing it languish for a very long time with no buyers. Look like it was never mounted or used on a bike.
It's a very unique saddle that has a thick Cordura cover stretched over a plastic cantle and adjustable nose piece (with a tension bolt through the nose) with reinforcing woven nylon straps under the cover. There are also partial side shells to give the saddle shape and clearance for one.s legs, but just Cordura material and the under straps at the top. Works with tension just like a leather Brooks saddle.
No idea who made it and where it came from and when. I suspect from the late 80's or early 90's from the style/shape of the saddle. Only markings on it are the letters PHO, molded on to the back of the cantle.
Although I was thinking of using it on one of my C&V CF bikes mostly because of the woven Cordura texture that is similar to CF weave, I don't think I'll ever use it after all as I'm not sure if it might be able to still hold up any rider weight securely, but it's just a very interesting component to look at.

another Oddball from Mavic:

A Teuns crankset.
Anybody got any info on it?

[MENTION=22396]Wildwood[/MENTION] The company is "Thun" (Germany/Ennepetal) and is still around. The "Coronado" was found on midrange sports bikes and, sometimes, inexpensive racers. It is quite notorious for being super-soft and to be very easy to bend.

DD