Hey ya'll A little help. What is this for?
04-19-20, 03:52 PM
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Hey ya'll A little help. What is this for?
Hey guys. Curious. A guy is chatting with me on FB and asked what this is for. Please advise.... I havent seen this before.
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Is that for a race number?
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That's what it looks like to me
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04-19-20, 04:15 PM
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tab for affixing a race number is certainly the most obvious answer.
Not sure why someone ran a shift lever thumb screw through it, though.
I'm waiting for someone to come up with pictures of shift levers actually mounted in this location, though.
Steve in Peoria
Not sure why someone ran a shift lever thumb screw through it, though.
I'm waiting for someone to come up with pictures of shift levers actually mounted in this location, though.
Steve in Peoria
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Originally Posted by steelbikeguy
Not sure why someone ran a shift lever thumb screw through it, though.
Steve in Peoria
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04-19-20, 06:00 PM
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That has got to be the stoutest number hanger ever. 
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Race number holder. Looks like it began life as a threaded adjuster stop (see link) and the builder filed the notches flat:
https://framebuildersupply.com/colle...ounts-one-pair
It's a rather elegant little solution, better than a simple tab cut out of steel. No need for a nut, easy to change the number without tools, and unlike a basic tab, less likely to capture sweat and rust from time on the trainer or rollers.
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https://framebuildersupply.com/colle...ounts-one-pair
It's a rather elegant little solution, better than a simple tab cut out of steel. No need for a nut, easy to change the number without tools, and unlike a basic tab, less likely to capture sweat and rust from time on the trainer or rollers.
-Kurt
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I actually like it better than just a flat tab, which sometimes end up to be a bit crude, especially on a frame with nicer lug details.
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