What is this tool used for?
12-27-23 | 05:06 AM
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What is this tool used for?
I was looking at a lot of bicycle tools for sale locally, and these were included. Either I don't remember, or I don't know, what these are used for. Please help me out on this one. Thanks, Mark
12-27-23 | 09:16 AM
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12-27-23 | 04:26 PM
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They look like a couple of old chainstays, made for maybe determining length or clearance?
12-27-23 | 04:50 PM
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I agree with others that those tools look like dropout alignment tools probably made one-off by some that owns a lathe. This would be easy to confirm if a ruler was put along side the washers to measure their length.
12-28-23 | 04:39 AM
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Thank you for the feedback on these. I am happy to know that I am not the only one who could not identify these. And yes, that is a chain tool next to them. I had to copy and crop the marketplace listing photo so the photo is not great. I will do some more research.
12-28-23 | 12:50 PM
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
