Bit of fun....identify this 1970's accessory

[Midlife]

Found this tonight

knocked it up in about 1973 in a school metalwork class while I should have been making a toasting-fork or ash tray

Just for fun........

Shaun

 

[cromoman]

Wheel carrier. For transporting your best wheels to races?

 

[FluffyChicken]

Reflector bracket ?

 

[Midlife]

Cromoman is indeed right

It's a home made wheel carrier (better than using a spanner) for attaching wheels to the front axle........... and taking your sprint / tubs to the race.

http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/co ... riers.html

Most of our bikes also doubled as school / town / shops / muddy lanes / disused railway tracks / scrambling etc so had normal HP's.

Shaun

 

[Old Ned]

I've got 2 pairs of Cliff Peters and one pair of Cyclo. When I was a lad it was 'de rigeur' to ride out to events at silly o'clock of a Sunday morning with your 'best sprints' hanging on your front wheel. And then go off on a clubrun afterwards.

The ones in the photo travelled miles with me.

 

[Tel]

I knew what they were....

Lets see some fitted to a bike carrying some wheels then people! Never seen any in use and they're no good sitting in a draw....

 

[Tel]

It's a home made wheel carrier (better than using a spanner)

What do you mean "better than using a spanner?

 

[Midlife]

If desperate you can use a spanner (double ended), one side clamped to the bike with the wheel nut and the other holding the wheel on......... LOL


Shaun

 

[Tel]

Ha! Yes I see. Some of you guys were so posh having special brackets!

 

[daccordimark]

Yep, I used cone spanners a couple of times but they always slipped down as the quick release couldn't grip them hard enough. I once took a chunk out of a brand new wheel carrying it like that . :cry:

Mark.