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Photo from the folks at First Flight Bicycles. If you think you know what this part is, post your answer in the ‘comments’ section– the correct answer will be posted there on Tuesday!

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uglyyeti
uglyyeti
11 years ago

Another new bottom bracket standard, or is this one universal?

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Frank
Frank
11 years ago

Frame for a bike with a gearbox, similar to Pinion.

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Justin Walsh
Justin Walsh
11 years ago

It’s a Softride. Tri-guys used to love these in South Florida in the late 90’s. Why? I don’t know.

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Justin Walsh
Justin Walsh
11 years ago

Nevermind. No it’s not.

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Johnny
Johnny
11 years ago

Hmmm…a welding jig maybe?

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saverio de ceglia
saverio de ceglia
11 years ago

monster of Lock Ness???

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MG-B
MG-B
11 years ago

Frame for a gearbox a la Pinion but with a missing chainstay?

Or you know just some tubes randomly welded together…

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Chris
Chris
11 years ago

A Pinion P1.18-gearbox frame without its own casing?
And is that a lefty? Reminds me of Rob English’ lefty racing bike.
Maybe it the monster of Loch Ness…

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David M
David M
11 years ago

Front half of a collapsible tandem? There looks to be room for a fork and wheel up front but not at the back.
Or a trick bike for doing front wheelies?

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jud
jud
11 years ago

some kind of pedicab frame with a gearbox?

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Fatboy
Fatboy
11 years ago

the ill fated Il Duece tandem seatpost from Campy

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David
David
11 years ago

Bicycle polo adapter for the horse

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spokejunky
spokejunky
11 years ago

Oversized Frosty the Snowman cookie cutter.

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Wild Bill
Wild Bill
11 years ago

Whoa…

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Darrell
Darrell
11 years ago

Looks like some sort of Titan Flex frame. Not sure what’s going on with the BB though but the beam seat post part looks like other Titan Flex frames.

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Phil
Phil
11 years ago

Looks like some kind of gauge.. only for what? Does not seem to me like a actual frame to be ridden. Testing different bottom brackets, chain lines???

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rd
rd
11 years ago

Going in for the kill… campy seatpost

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mirciu
mirciu
11 years ago

damn…the campy option’s been taken. I got nothin 🙁

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Speedy
Speedy
11 years ago

@rd – no, its not a campy seat post, it’s a campy seat post holder.

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DaleC
DaleC
11 years ago

Some kind of GT iDrive prototype?

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Rob
Rob
11 years ago

Is that an old Slingshot frame minus the cable?

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MB
MB
11 years ago

^^ Phil must be the closest. Some of kind of fitting bike with a gearbox. No way to ride it with that rear monostay unless it uses some sort of non-traditional hub/wheel. Although it does seem to angle to the right side so maybe room for a wheel…

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Shane
Shane
11 years ago

A prototype Dan and Ed road/TT frame. Supposed to be belt drive.

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mudrock
mudrock
11 years ago

Frame for a trike, like an ice cream vendor pedicab-kinda thing.

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mudrock
mudrock
11 years ago

My guess is the BB gives you the option of a standard 68mm or an EBB.

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Ontor
Ontor
11 years ago

I seem to recall this as a chain drive internal gearbox racing frame (using a lefty hub with a cog bolted on the disc mount I think). I think the gearbox was just a short cage mech and (8speed?) cassette.

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Kristi Benedict
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Kristi Benedict
11 years ago
Reply to  Ontor

Answer from Wes at First Flight Bicycles: “This is a Dan/Ed road frame, it has a single chainstay and was designed for a belt drive and gearbox system from the mid 90’s.

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captain derp
captain derp
11 years ago

doubt it’s for a gearbox… none of them are shaped that way – pinion, rohloff, etc, and they don’t mount in the frame that way.

another thought I had is that it is an alignment gauge for a frame welding jig, but if that were the case, there’d be more mounting positions, and the chain “stay” is entirely too long.

my best guess is that its the front end of some kind of work bike, either a trailer or maybe from a pedicab. possibly with some kind of moped integration.

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Rotno
Rotno
11 years ago

Oh, but it is a gearbox, Ontor:

http://mombat.org/MOMBAT/BikeHistoryPages/Dan-Ed.html

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