The Weird and Wonderful Bicycle Components Thread!

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[Dicky71]

Drillium 'You've taken that too far' Campagnolo Record seat post

Can also be used as a cheese grater.

 

[zerogravitas]

On the subject of Ofmega
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Thanks for posting these, fascinating.
Amazing to see the colour lineup of pedals and shift levers, and to read how Dino was the mastermind behind all the design choices. Explains some of the more off the wall designs and the mixed up naming conventions!

 

[paton]

 

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[paton]

Gipiemme Colrout cranks

http://pardo.net/bike/pic/fail-021/index.html

 

[paton]

https://www.biketinker.com/2010/projects/haworth-swing-pedal/



https://crosscountrycycle.wordpress.com/2014/12/20/pedal-offset/

 

[Glug]

1953 Cyclo Benelux mark 7 lever operated FD



It actually works really quite well, max tooth gap 20 according to advert.

Shifting 50/32 Williams cogs on a 1953 Holdsworth Whirlwind: