The "Identify This Component" Thread
11-06-18, 11:43 AM
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The notches on the Cinelli version allow fitment of different resistance bands:
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11-06-18, 11:57 AM
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ISM - Ideal Saddle Modification "Saddle" HUH???
Back in 2010 I was having lots of saddle problems any time I rode over ~20 miles. I spent a bunch of money on saddles that didn't help. In a pique of desperation, I tried this one out. I didn't get around the block on it!
Maybe on a stationary bike???
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ISM - Ideal Saddle Modification "Saddle" HUH???
Back in 2010 I was having lots of saddle problems any time I rode over ~20 miles. I spent a bunch of money on saddles that didn't help. In a pique of desperation, I tried this one out. I didn't get around the block on it!
Maybe on a stationary bike???
FREE FOR SHIPPING PM me.
verktyg
Not withstanding the goofieness of that saddle, I admire anyone who will do what it takes to feed their passion for riding. I remember the late Sheldon writing about switching to a trike when he could no longer keep upright on two wheels. Glad to see you've been back on "normal" saddles though.
11-06-18, 12:13 PM
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@rootboy I think I asked over on CR when I first got it, maybe here as well. I don't think anybody had a definitive idea what it was.
@Prowler Here's a "wide open" picture. I agree the notches look like they're supposed to hold some sort of spring or elastic. I'm skeptical of the third-hand idea. It's made of aluminum, the center pivot is just riveted in place, and it only weighs 17g. That doesn't strike me as something robust enough to hold up to repeated usage, even in a home shop.
@Prowler Here's a "wide open" picture. I agree the notches look like they're supposed to hold some sort of spring or elastic. I'm skeptical of the third-hand idea. It's made of aluminum, the center pivot is just riveted in place, and it only weighs 17g. That doesn't strike me as something robust enough to hold up to repeated usage, even in a home shop.
11-09-18, 07:33 PM
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The Bicycle Research freewheel remover in curbtender's post #14 is for Maillard/Normandy freewheels - bike boom era - with an unusually large diameter. The attached photograph, showing a non-Bicycle Research tool, is borrowed from eBay.
11-10-18, 08:56 AM
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That Cinelli piece looks like it could have been used as some sort of brake return assist, maybe for a canti or center pull style that bolt on to the frame, that or maybe a vacuum advance for a goats a$$ lol.
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11-11-18, 08:36 AM
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I may never find out what this thing is supposed to do. Whatever it is, it doesn't really seem to be up to Cinelli's usual quality.
11-11-18, 08:50 AM
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OK, I seem to have struck out on the Cinelli thingie. That was something I actually purchased. This item came in one of John Pergolizzi's surprise boxes. (CR denizens will know the reference.) Given that it came from Signore Pergolizzi, its almost certainly Italian in origin. (Also, I could send him an email, but this is more fun.) It clearly seems to be a mount of some sort. Though a bit elongated, measuring the clamp part suggests it would be suitable to mount on a seat tube or top tube. The clamp reads "MOD. RICCI". Maybe a light or generator mount?
As an aside, I enjoy scrolling through listings from some of the more profilic Italian eBay sellers. The pedestrian bits are just so much more interesting. Since we treated bikes as kids' toys in the US for at least a couple generations, we missed out on all the little accoutrements which adults would need on their bikes. I mean, who wouldn't want a newspaper clamp for their bike's fender?
As an aside, I enjoy scrolling through listings from some of the more profilic Italian eBay sellers. The pedestrian bits are just so much more interesting. Since we treated bikes as kids' toys in the US for at least a couple generations, we missed out on all the little accoutrements which adults would need on their bikes. I mean, who wouldn't want a newspaper clamp for their bike's fender?
11-11-18, 10:24 AM
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OK, I seem to have struck out on the Cinelli thingie. That was something I actually purchased. This item came in one of John Pergolizzi's surprise boxes. (CR denizens will know the reference.) Given that it came from Signore Pergolizzi, its almost certainly Italian in origin. (Also, I could send him an email, but this is more fun.) It clearly seems to be a mount of some sort. Though a bit elongated, measuring the clamp part suggests it would be suitable to mount on a seat tube or top tube. The clamp reads "MOD. RICCI". Maybe a light or generator mount?
As an aside, I enjoy scrolling through listings from some of the more profilic Italian eBay sellers. The pedestrian bits are just so much more interesting. Since we treated bikes as kids' toys in the US for at least a couple generations, we missed out on all the little accoutrements which adults would need on their bikes. I mean, who wouldn't want a newspaper clamp for their bike's fender?
As an aside, I enjoy scrolling through listings from some of the more profilic Italian eBay sellers. The pedestrian bits are just so much more interesting. Since we treated bikes as kids' toys in the US for at least a couple generations, we missed out on all the little accoutrements which adults would need on their bikes. I mean, who wouldn't want a newspaper clamp for their bike's fender?
11-11-18, 11:24 AM
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Maybe a chain guard holder?
11-11-18, 11:57 AM
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Not vintage but I picked this up in a box of stuff from Craig's, got a good deal on some woodchippers and tektro levers plus two brand new xc tires. Anyway what is it?
11-11-18, 03:42 PM
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I bought this part from eBay.it a couple years ago because it's stamped "Cinelli." I didn't know what it is. Neither did the seller. Something brake-ish I suppose. A few more images on Flickr
Originally Posted by WyvernRH
The straddle cable on a cantilever or centre pull brakeset is clamped in the bolts at each end close to the brake arms. This leaves the serrated arms at a slight angle from horizontal above the straddle cable serrations on the down side of the arm. You tuck a finger under each serrated arm and pull up to tension the straddle cable and push the brake pads against the wheel. This allows your other hand to tuck the cable puller thingy under the straddle, adjust the brake cable running thru it and tighten up the lock bolt.
What do you think? It would work best on Cantilever brakes I feel
What do you think? It would work best on Cantilever brakes I feel
The closest I found were these Pro-Set tools: https://www.bikewagon.com/shimano-tl...tool-gauge-set
02-12-19, 08:48 PM
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I don't know if there is a newer thread on this subject, so I will just revive this thread.
There two items in question, two photos of each.
Anyone have an idea on the first alloy bit?
On the bolt, its marked "S", any idea what its for?
Thanks.
02-13-19, 07:42 AM
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02-13-19, 08:45 AM
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Those parts appear to be a crank bolt and part of a crankarm thread chaser. If you don't screw the crank puller in enough you can damage your threads. When this happens you try to repair them with the thread chaser. Here is a photo. I think the other piece is an ordinary crank bolt. It could be an extension of the chaser.
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02-13-19, 09:02 AM
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OK, I seem to have struck out on the Cinelli thingie. That was something I actually purchased. This item came in one of John Pergolizzi's surprise boxes. (CR denizens will know the reference.) Given that it came from Signore Pergolizzi, its almost certainly Italian in origin. (Also, I could send him an email, but this is more fun.) It clearly seems to be a mount of some sort. Though a bit elongated, measuring the clamp part suggests it would be suitable to mount on a seat tube or top tube. The clamp reads "MOD. RICCI". Maybe a light or generator mount?
As an aside, I enjoy scrolling through listings from some of the more profilic Italian eBay sellers. The pedestrian bits are just so much more interesting. Since we treated bikes as kids' toys in the US for at least a couple generations, we missed out on all the little accoutrements which adults would need on their bikes. I mean, who wouldn't want a newspaper clamp for their bike's fender?
As an aside, I enjoy scrolling through listings from some of the more profilic Italian eBay sellers. The pedestrian bits are just so much more interesting. Since we treated bikes as kids' toys in the US for at least a couple generations, we missed out on all the little accoutrements which adults would need on their bikes. I mean, who wouldn't want a newspaper clamp for their bike's fender?
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02-13-19, 09:41 AM
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The Silver adapters are for 2000 ish Rock Shok SID forks for adding air, the fat end of the adapter is schrader. The black collars are for thru axle bikes, kind of like bearing cones and lock ring for the spacing to mount in the bike.. (if that makes sense)
https://www.sram.com/rockshox/produc...e-adapter-tool
Here are ones for Mavic Wheels https://www.bikeonlineshop.net/mavic/thru-axle-adaptor
https://www.sram.com/rockshox/produc...e-adapter-tool
Here are ones for Mavic Wheels https://www.bikeonlineshop.net/mavic/thru-axle-adaptor
10-07-20, 12:27 PM
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Stump the band
The Raleigh guy is inside the circle.
What is it?
Thanks in advance.
What is it?
Thanks in advance.
10-07-20, 03:09 PM
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The bicycle part in your picture is part of a Raleigh self-adjusting brake lever. The ratchet wheel takes up slack as the pads wear. Better in theory than in practice.
The "Raleigh guy" is a depiction of the famous incident where Sir Walter Raleigh spreads his cape across a puddle so Queen Elizabeth I can cross it without soiling her feet.
The "Raleigh guy" is a depiction of the famous incident where Sir Walter Raleigh spreads his cape across a puddle so Queen Elizabeth I can cross it without soiling her feet.
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JohnDThompson Thanks! I knew that it wouldn't stump the band.
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hast thee measured the openings to see if they be fractional or metric?
( probably not Whitworth
)wondering if it might be from a pedal manufacturer
might assist readers if something placed in image for purposes of scale...
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