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bikerumor monday mystery pic from first flight bicycles and mombat

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! (*Updated – pic of the full kit after the break.)

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SlackBoy
SlackBoy
11 years ago

Pressure gauge from Shimano airlines system?

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Matt
Matt
11 years ago

Shimano Airlines regulator. Pneumatic shifting seems almost as pointless as electronic

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V
11 years ago

It’s a Campy cappuccino machine steam pressure regulator; made by Campy’s Japanese manufacturing syndicate.

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Laurens
Laurens
11 years ago

Best thing about Airline shifting was ergonomics, really: Left thumb, right thumb. Keep a good grip on the handlebar and still do the necessary shifts, even when the going gets rowdy. Loved the system, but for Shimano it was more like a grave for some million dollars.

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captain derp
captain derp
11 years ago

I almost picked up a nearly near in box Airlines system off ebay a few years back.

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Your Face
Your Face
11 years ago

Campy hydraulic gauges to measure fluid flow for their new dropper seatpost.

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MaLóL
MaLóL
11 years ago

Definitely a seatpost, but not campy, it says made in japan. It’s a Honda seatpost, used in DH long ago by greg minaar.

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Patrick
Patrick
11 years ago

I’m guessing by the looks of the the valve sorta thing and the dials and stuff that it’s either a left handed smoke shifter, or an exhaust ??defibrillator gasket valve?

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ant1
ant1
11 years ago

close Your Face. real close. but it’s actually from the early 50s. campy has always been way ahead of its time. the developed that for merckx, who was super anal about his fluid flow rates.

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Jens
Jens
11 years ago

pressure regulator-thingy to attach your air cannister to the shifter system, Shinmao SM-AR01
cool stuff!

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King County
King County
11 years ago

Its the pressure regulator from the sealed frame that had helium inside of it.

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James Goldsberry
James Goldsberry
11 years ago

That’s the part that hot stolen and caused the downfall of the moral world, the downfall of the economy and caused the ipo of Facebook to fail.

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ChuckK
ChuckK
11 years ago

Maybe a special part that Lance had commissioned?

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Chuckyboy
Chuckyboy
11 years ago

Shimano Airline!
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/cycleologist/2038980300/

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Malcolm
Malcolm
11 years ago

Pressure gauge campagnolo

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Billy
Billy
11 years ago

shimano airlines regulator

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Jo Katz
Jo Katz
11 years ago

It’s tire pressure regulator for fat bikes

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Rico
Rico
11 years ago

It’s a GIGO meter for needless bike parts.

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DiabolicalDan
DiabolicalDan
11 years ago

this is for a tire pressure regulation system that allows you to inflate or deflate on the go (inflation from an onboard air canister).

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jenbe
jenbe
11 years ago

its a special sort of campy seat post.

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Kristi Benedict
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Kristi Benedict
11 years ago

Answer from Wes at First Flight Bicycles: The first pic is the regulator for the Airlines system which has the pressure release safety valve and gauges. The second is the entire Shimano Airlines Kit which was a limited production pneumatic shifting system for downhill bikes.

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