U-B-O: what is this?

weisan · #1 10-21-2016, 02:24 PM

Find this "unidentified-bike-object" in my local co-op, any guess what it is?

spoonrobot · #2 10-21-2016, 02:26 PM

lol i dunno how healthy that would be

cadence90 · #3 10-21-2016, 03:16 PM

It looks like a (badly done) weld sample.

This is a better one.

tuscanyswe · #4 10-21-2016, 04:01 PM

A made in china copy of a speedvagen seattopper with integrated cable hanger? Suprise me gold version?

dustyrider · #5 10-21-2016, 04:08 PM

Most likely some kind of display model. Something that requires shifting perhaps.

icepick_trotsky · #6 10-21-2016, 04:10 PM

I would guess practice weld.

Cicli · #7 10-21-2016, 04:11 PM

Bong?

drewskey · #8 10-21-2016, 04:23 PM

Hand-held T-shirt cannon. Final answer.

MattTuck · #9 10-21-2016, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Cicli

Bong?

haha. reminds me of that denis leary bit.

Hindmost · #10 10-21-2016, 05:45 PM

Barrel portion of a vintage Soviet light mortar.

Ed-B · #11 10-21-2016, 05:48 PM

Looks like a recumbent bottom bracket shell with a cable stop for the front derailleur that mounts on the smaller tube. And it probably fits a frame with some provision to adjust and clamp this assembly in place to fit the rider's leg length.

What did I win?

bicycletricycle · #12 10-21-2016, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ed-B

Looks like a recumbent bottom bracket shell with a cable stop for the front derailleur that mounts on the smaller tube. And it probably fits a frame with some provision to adjust and clamp this assembly in place to fit the rider's leg length.

What did I win?

YES!

For a rans recumbent (maybe)

weisan · #13 10-21-2016, 08:49 PM

thank you for confirming our winning entry, tricycle pal.

Ed-pal, we will be contacting you through PM about how to collect your prize.

To the rest of my pals, thank you and I appreciate your enthusiastic participation.

josephr · #14 10-21-2016, 09:48 PM

looks pretty neat, but I hear the Colorado gummies are the next big thing...

Quote:

Originally Posted by weisan

thank you for confirming our winning entry, tricycle pal.

Ed-pal, we will be contacting you through PM about how to collect your prize.

To the rest of my pals, thank you and I appreciate your enthusiastic participation.

Ed-B · #15 10-22-2016, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bicycletricycle

YES!

For a rans recumbent (maybe)

It could be from a Rans or similar bike, a few do have this adjustable top rail. I found a good example of that.

I think this might also fit some variant of a Greenspeed tricycle recumbent. This seems to be the standard setup. There are lots of Google images online showing it. And here's an example of that too.