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 An aftermarket bit to trick out your ride.. Do you remember what ITIZ? The winning answer will include the Make, Model and Functionality of the item. If more than one person gets that correct the tie will go to creativity. Personal experience is a big plus. A great winning answer is posted now.
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It is the little things in the Attic that can be the hardest to guess. This one proved tough for most but not for Attic regular Telford. Here is his winning answer. And one of our best answers to date! Great work.
WINNER - Telford Crisco: "Weight, the final frontier, these are the voyages of the starship weight weenie; to boldly take off grams where no man has taken them off before. There was a time in mountain bike history when folks were going (ok - and some are still going) to any length to drop a few grams off the weight of their ride.
Titanium chain - $300.
Titanium CNC machined chainrings (anodized in freaky purple haze of course) - $200.
Dropping 5 grams off the weight of your 1996 Stumpjumper - priceless!
Such is the case with Bikeman's What IZIT #40, a Specialty Racing Products (SRP) Titanium Cantilever brake pad holder, circa 1996 or so. These were designed to replace one of several steel parts on cantilever brakes by different manufacturers. The largest (and heaviest) of these pieces being the "pad holder". This item is used to hold and position the brake pads. The SRP replacement was machined from Ti rod stock and was available in different models to fit Dia-Compe, Ritchey, Shimano, Suntour, Joe's, and Grafton Speed Control cantilever brakes. The stud on the pad is inserted in the hole in the bulb shaped end. The threaded part fits into the cantilever arms and tightens against a base washer to secure the pad in place. These were available in three configurations - two with the bulb head as shown (available in two lengths) and one with a cylindrical head.
Like a lot of other tidbits for cantilever brakes, these were eventually phased out of production with the introduction of V-brakes and discs."
RUNNER UP - Craig Ward: "That looks like an SRP Titanium Cantilever Brake Pad Holder made to replace holders on various brakes from Dia-Compe, Ritchey, Shimano, Suntour, Grafton, etc."
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