Let's see your bike oddities
03-03-21, 02:21 PM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
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If that's homemade -- I am impressed. The aluminum rod could be easily sourced and bent to shape, and topped with a shift knob from a Renault 4CV. 
But looking at the stabilizing clamp at the top, was that made or possibly repurposed? And, again, that clevis -- looking online at photos, the FD's lever ends in a ball, and the clevis has to fit that (unless cut off?) and the securing bolt looks offset to make room for it; does not look like a common hardware-store item to me.
Regardless, I think this part is winning the Bike Oddities Sweepstakes so far.
But looking at the stabilizing clamp at the top, was that made or possibly repurposed? And, again, that clevis -- looking online at photos, the FD's lever ends in a ball, and the clevis has to fit that (unless cut off?) and the securing bolt looks offset to make room for it; does not look like a common hardware-store item to me.Regardless, I think this part is winning the Bike Oddities Sweepstakes so far.
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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
"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
03-06-21, 06:09 PM
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03-06-21, 07:39 PM
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Belt drive crankset from a Miyata Mist step thru single speed.
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