The Weird and Wonderful Bicycle Components Thread!

Canuk

Senior Retro Guru
Post your weirdest bits (oo-er-missus!)

First up a Jos rear light/reflector combo from the 1960's
 

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Titan adjustable underslung stem
 

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Rene Herse (original not Taiwanese repro) ahead stem and triple cranks. Fed up with the poor offering from Stronglight, he thought 'sod it, I'll make me own' and with a sealed cartridge bottom bracket too. Not bad for 1950's engineering. I really like the chromed bolts 'no dust caps' finishing.

The little top cap on the stem was usually engraved with the owners name and address.
 

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Swiss made ICS Campagnolo components, with internal expander seat post.
 

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Ofmega are a mysterious but fascinating company to me - they made loads of forgettable Campagnolo clone products, but then came out with some beautifully designed and finished components that still stand out from the crowd.

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The plastic Mistral RD definitely tends toward the 'weird,' but the crankset has to be classed as 'wonderful' in my eyes. :p

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I have a crank and most of a Premier group I am looking forward to showing off on the right frame one day. 🤩
 
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