I've cycled long enough to have seen some truly strange components. Some were mechanically or functionally quirky; others simply left me wondering what their designers and manufacturers were thinking.
And a few simply look strange. To wit:
Its brand name is apt: "Circus Monkey." Actually, I think it looked rather like a Ferris Wheel designed by someone who jumps through hoops of fire.
Although it definitely wouldn't look right on any of my bikes, and I probably wouldn't buy it even if I could use it (It's made for mountain bikes with disc brakes, and I don't have one), I actually like it. Or maybe I like--or, at least, admire-- whoever designed it. I mean, how could you not?
To grossly paraphrase Shakespeare, a hub by any other name would probably spin as smoothly. Still, who wouldn't at least stop and look at one called "Circus Monkey"? Especially when it looks like the hub in the photo.
And a few simply look strange. To wit:
Although it definitely wouldn't look right on any of my bikes, and I probably wouldn't buy it even if I could use it (It's made for mountain bikes with disc brakes, and I don't have one), I actually like it. Or maybe I like--or, at least, admire-- whoever designed it. I mean, how could you not?
To grossly paraphrase Shakespeare, a hub by any other name would probably spin as smoothly. Still, who wouldn't at least stop and look at one called "Circus Monkey"? Especially when it looks like the hub in the photo.
