Seems to be made by Shimano, made with plastic and installed around bike headset or stem. I’m suspecting it could be one of two thing. Its either a bike bell. However, due to cursive text, I could only translate the blue and red text (start and stop). Therefore, another possibility is a “stem lock” to keep bike front wheel stable when parked. Anyone have use one of these before?
gumption_boy on
!remindme 2 days
I don’t know either but I’m curious
monkeyheadmark on
I’m pretty sure that’s a steering/stem lock, quite handy while having a front rack or something in that area. When putting it on a stand your whole front wheel/fork/handlebar doesn’t swing around and your bicycle falls over. Pretty common in the Netherlands.
mediumclay on
Shimano HP-NX10 Locking Headset. Locks the wheel straight ahead, great for any front loading setup to keep the bike from spontaneously falling while parked.
They are unfortunately made of weak plastic and break with moderate force, I’d love to see a modern brand make their own metal version.
edit: People beat me to it. But still, I’ll stick with my strap i just wrap around the frame and through the wheel. Easier to replace and less likely to break.
Jaimemgn on
I don’t know but I want, two!
North_Extent_9000 on
It’s like a steering wheel lock so if someone steels your bike they can only ride in a straight line 😗
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Seems to be made by Shimano, made with plastic and installed around bike headset or stem. I’m suspecting it could be one of two thing. Its either a bike bell. However, due to cursive text, I could only translate the blue and red text (start and stop). Therefore, another possibility is a “stem lock” to keep bike front wheel stable when parked. Anyone have use one of these before?
!remindme 2 days
I don’t know either but I’m curious
I’m pretty sure that’s a steering/stem lock, quite handy while having a front rack or something in that area. When putting it on a stand your whole front wheel/fork/handlebar doesn’t swing around and your bicycle falls over. Pretty common in the Netherlands.
Shimano HP-NX10 Locking Headset. Locks the wheel straight ahead, great for any front loading setup to keep the bike from spontaneously falling while parked.
They are unfortunately made of weak plastic and break with moderate force, I’d love to see a modern brand make their own metal version.
Looks like this
[https://duckduckgo.com/?q=shimano+headset+lock&t=ffab&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=shimano+headset+lock&t=ffab&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images)
Shimano HP-NX10
edit: People beat me to it. But still, I’ll stick with my strap i just wrap around the frame and through the wheel. Easier to replace and less likely to break.
I don’t know but I want, two!
It’s like a steering wheel lock so if someone steels your bike they can only ride in a straight line 😗
What frame is that, Rivendell?
What bike is it on?????
Sexy lug
https://youtu.be/-vg0_meTSJI?si=XcDpfrEmNw0ytoFE
Dumb solution. So dumb
Indexed steering?