Originally Posted by cudak888

Thanks to a trade with 23skidoo, I now own this curiosity:



I traded for it, mainly for the novelty of the piece more then anything else. I'm not sure exactly why it exists, whether it is a cyclocross part, or whether it's just a very fancy pantleg protector. All I know is that it says "Patent CAMPAGNOLO," and it's finished just as nice as any chainring or crankset.

I've seen a similar - but not identical - NR pantleg guard on all the Raleigh Professionals shown in catalog photos after 1976, though the design mimics the NR pattern, not this. Near as I can figure it, it has been modified (namely rounded) at the edges outside the chainring bolts, but otherwise, it seems original.

Nevertheless, to handle it in person is a marvel - who would have thought that a front dork disk would be so appealing? I just might mount it on something, someday - this is one pantleg protector that won't detract from looks.

-Kurt