et voila!



had them on my Vamoots. Bit soft for my liking, so they are retired now.

That is the Mavic Mektronic built from 1999 till 2003

The things in pics 1, 2, 3, 4, and 11 are called darumas. Really useful for attaching both fenders and racks in one eyelet.

Simplex Juy 543 derailleur on my Liberia

Legnano with the forward seat binder and rare Universal cable hanger.

For years the Brits forbid sanctioned road racing, so individual time trialing was what 'club' racers did. Many rode their bikes to the event, carrying their racing 'sprint' (tubular) racing wheels, swapping them in and stripping off bags and mudguards.




But leave it to Cyclo for the solution in carrying those 'sprints'.



Cyclo aluminum sprint carriers

I stumbled across this while looking for a hub for a 1940's vintage bike. Bayliss Wiley created the first free hub in 1938. Once I knew about it, I needed to have one. It took me two NOS examples to create one fully functional hub. I knew each one has "issues". Much cheaper than a fully functional NOS example.

Cantilever cable quick release?

Yes, also for centerpulls. Made by CLB I think, but I'm not too sure so maybe someone here can correct that. I've only seen them on French bikes.

They work well, but the plating is crap so they rust pretty fast. Excellent for a bike that doesn't have a QR anywhere else. You know how some centerpulls or cantis, if they're adjusted tight it can be hard to disconnect the straddle to get the wheel out? Also this style could let you keep riding with a bent wheel or broken spoke.

Dia-Compe's version is nicer looking, alloy with better-plated steel hardware, but this one works just as well. Maybe better since I don't like straddle yokes that use a pulley, just inelegant design IMHO, dumb place for a pulley. Not that it hurts the function really, both designs work great.

one on Harley's bike @ 11:00 - Cooperative Wholesale Society - Bike Forums

there's also an earlier video when he just got the bike (posted a few months back) -
and here:

came across this while scanning the interweb:



love the blue shade, too

In the early days of CPSC rules, methods other than "lawyer lips" were used to comply. My daughter's 1987 Schwinn Sierra has this solution; I don't know if it had a name:


Slips over pins on each side. Took me a few minutes to figure it out when I first got the bike.

Simplex RD. Moving lever forward shifts to lower gear. very smooth action, owner uses bike regularly

Self changing rear derailleur with freewheel crank set.

Campagnolo appeal

Anyone know much about this bad boy?



https://velobase.com/ViewComponent.a...m=113&AbsPos=4

I am running the MiXTE rims on my '75 Richard Sachs

Gian Robert RD. Reminds me of some other Italian brand but with very utilitarian construction. But it seems to work pretty well

Sail bike?

https://www.gessato.com/revolton-bik...n-the-streets/

Ok, I'll bite: The object(s) in my experience that most align with that picture would be the corner of a sail, anchored with just a bit of tautness adjustability. Am I close?

Edit:I should refresh before posting.

I have a set of those on a bike. I've only used them with clinchers, so far. They're decent rims, but are hard-anodized, including the brake track. Braking performance suffers until the anodizing is worn through on the brake track.

Love that front hub!! That is pretty wild!




and I wasn't planning on having any more kids anyway....



Am I correct in thinking this is purely an "art bike"?
i.e. no one is ever going to ride one?

Steve in Peoria

I thought she said was going to spin class but she came home with a spinnaker.

those Italian bikes are a great example of an over-engineered, "form over function" design. Having a sail in the middle of the frame will make it handle poorly in a crosswind, the cleat on the top tube adds needless weight and a serious crotch hazard, and I wouldn't trust wood handlebars not to splinter in a crash. The hubs are kind of cool visually but dunno why they went with a "bacon slicer" approach; again it just adds needless weight and wind resistance. Sure, these aren't intended as racing bikes but common sense should still apply. Especially for whatever insanely high price those bikes probably cost.