Harvey,
I have another esoteric "cycling device" that many have probably never seen. It's an air speed indicator! I have two of them, they were made in San Diego a while back. For some reason, they never caught on. Imagine that.
The thing clips on your handlebars and has an opening in the front that funnels air past a needle that moves to indicate air speed. So what would you want such a thing for?? Well, if you have a computer on your bike then you could read your speed and compare it to the air speed and determine the amount of headwind or tailwind. Marvelous? But the main selling point was that you could use it to find the best draft behind the rider in front of you. OK, whatever. I really get a kick out of these things; I like to stick them on a track bike so people will ask what the hell it is. It's an air speed indicator, dummy! How do you live without one??
Brian Baylis La Mesa, CA DON'T ask me to sell you one of mine. There PRICELESS!
Walt Skrzypek wrote about his ebay listings:
I have an item that is quite interesting.
A cycling inclinometer. You know...you have always wanted to know just how steep that hill is going up or dive bombing down. Well, this brilliant little device levels at 0, goes up to 30 degrees and drops down to -20.
These are neat. I had an extra so it is up for bid. Can anyone else remember these? They are a bubble and cloudy glass. I know they are older but not sure when they came out. ---------------------------------- John Schubert, noted authority, once gave me on that I believe had been the personal unit of Clifford Graves. It has added value, since he wrote out the gears for each inclination, or something like that.
Not recommended for these new-fangled "compact" frames with tilted top tubes. :-)
harvey sachs
mcLean VA