Obscure racing bikes and parts.

Grant · Dec 22, 2019

I love looking at the racing bikes and parts that are so obscure that even an expert would not know about them.
They have to be older than 1990 though.

Grant · Dec 22, 2019

Freewheels with all the same cogs were an experimental design to see if gears were a placebo effect.

Grant · Dec 22, 2019

Nylfor headsets were made to be extra light and smooth, but they cracked very easily.

Here is one paired with a magneseum stem.

SpikeFC · Dec 23, 2019

Grant said:
Freewheels with all the same cogs were an experimental design to see if gears were a placebo effect.
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That explains a lot! But actually the idea is... pretty stupid :21:

MattiThundrrr · Dec 23, 2019

I assume that a bike from the 84 Olympics isn't obscure enough

so I'll also add this weirdo

ifitsfreeitsforme · Dec 23, 2019

here's the Huffy that was available in stores to emulate the Melton-built Olympic bikes:

they were ten speeds, but this one was being converted to a single speed.
most definitely NOT a racing bike.

RustyGold · Dec 23, 2019

Formula 1 BMX existed in the latest of 80s into the earliest of 90s :grin:

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There were a bunch of different companies that made bikes for it, but, the Hutch HPV Superbike is probably the most recognizable...

MattiThundrrr · Dec 24, 2019

Has anyone seen my jaw laying around anywhere? I know I dropped it somewhere...

Grant · Jan 15, 2020

ifitsfreeitsforme said:
here's the Huffy that was available in stores to emulate the Melton-built Olympic bikes:

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they were ten speeds, but this one was being converted to a single speed.
most definitely NOT a racing bike.

That Huffy on the top has the smallest cogs ever on a freewheel. I like the department store one as well. The silver bike mad me go J: