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Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Mystery bike photo contest #13





If you know what this contraption is and does, and why it's historically significant, tell us in the comments. You'll win a handful of our bandspankingnew PFN fender stickers!

7 comments:

brother yam said...

some crazy 40's centrifugal trainer?

Matt said...

Well, clearly that's the German Knickebien/Radfliegerabwehr SkFfz 52/16 mobile anti-aircraft radar developed in late 1944 as the Allied bomber offensive began to choke off oil supplies to the Wermacht.

cvo said...

that's a spider web catcher for the first guy into the woods

Anonymous said...

used by the wright brothers to determine angle of attack in a wing, yes?

Dr. Logan said...

That's clearly a turkey holder for long rides pre energy-bar.

Anonymous said...

I'm not sure, but I adore the seating position using the classic 1930s KOHT (Knee Over Head Tube) seating theory.

Pinchie said...

awesome answers everyone! you all get a bunch of PFN stickers (just email me your USPS deets -- pinchflatnews@gmail.com)

Slim wins it, though. Yeah, that was the Wright Brothers' rig for determining angle of attack against the wind. Remember, they ran a bike shop whilst they were inventing flight -- flying and biking are intimately related!