I’m restoring this ‘90s Bianchi, and it has this…proboscis. Does anyone know if it’s meant for a specific purpose, or is it just an artifact of the manufacturing process?
by wheatbarleyalfalfa
I’m restoring this ‘90s Bianchi, and it has this…proboscis. Does anyone know if it’s meant for a specific purpose, or is it just an artifact of the manufacturing process?
by wheatbarleyalfalfa
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Looks like it could be a mount/stopper for a frame pump. But thats wild speculation
Frame pump mount
A pump peg. To secure one end of a (sping-loaded) pump.
it’s called a pump peg. old school frame pumps were made to fit along the top tube. they came in different sizes (to match different size frames), and the spring action would help secure it, as well as help with the pump action. zefal, silca, and a few other brands still make this style of pump
Those were the days! Same era as rat-trap rear racks and toe clips!
The kind of frame pump it works with has curved shape at the other end that holds it against the seat tube.
Mount for a frame pump
It’s nice to see so many other old dudes were here so quickly to answer this one.
How’s it going old dudes?
Time for a colonoscopy