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Hood
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EasilyThe button head slightly overhangs the chamfer on the stainless part, how could you ever put up with that?
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Thanks. Nothing I could find online. Rear axle is already 12mm, just the forks were 15mm. It's an early Raleigh frame and fork, before gravel bikes became mainstream, the 15mm was a development from the MTB industry apparently. 15mm wheels are available but limited. I've got a spare set of 12mm wheels and a lathe
.... cheaper than a new set of forks or a new bike! I have no plans for selling...
I was thinking why not make the pivot base out of aluminium, just think of the weight saving.The button head slightly overhangs the chamfer on the stainless part, how could you ever put up with that?
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Agreed, and either move to four fasteners, or make the foot hexagonal, the three screws on an eight sided part clashes visually. And I think I'd DA or gritblast the ally, the straight grained finish doesn't work with the rotational symmetry either
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The button head slightly overhangs the chamfer on the stainless part, how could you ever put up with that?
Boy they are pulling this apart!
Hood
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Bloody troublemakersBoy they are pulling this apart!
My next idea for a stand is in the works (design stage) so they will have loads more to moan about if I ever get that one done
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Nah dont like thatBloody troublemakers
My next idea for a stand is in the works (design stage) so they will have loads more to moan about if I ever get that one done
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Can you not use tube instead of the square box, upsets my OCD that I dont have
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I quite like the adjustment mechanism actually.My next idea for a stand is in the works (design stage) so they will have loads more to moan about if I ever get that one done
Hood
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Meanwhile I have been fitting an oem Honda centre stand, never liked the SW Motech one I bought.
They said putting the springs on was hard, first one piece of pi** and I thought what are they havering about, second one, teuch as hell as it has to bend over the first one, my spring puller agreed.
Ended up having to use a ratchet strap to get it stretched into position.
All is good now however.
They said putting the springs on was hard, first one piece of pi** and I thought what are they havering about, second one, teuch as hell as it has to bend over the first one, my spring puller agreed.
Ended up having to use a ratchet strap to get it stretched into position.
All is good now however.
Hood
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Only problem is it will, at least at this stage of thoughts, have to be cable operated. Not a big deal as 90% of the time it will just be in normal position, the other 10% will be when on farm/dirt roads where the ground is uneven. Sadly I am too old, stiff jointed and a short erse to boot so I mostly need to have the bike on the side stand to get on/off as it is not only tall but heavy.I quite like the adjustment mechanism actually.
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Wouldn't a system akin to an office chair stem be easier?
Hood
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I had been thinking along these lines a year or so back but concluded it was not safe enough. Imagine deploying the stand, then coming back a while later and the gas shock has leaked and the bike is having a nap.
I then thought well what about the gas spring and a locking mechanism but the problem is it can't be foot operated as you need to release with your foot for adjustment and then you lose balance as that is the foot required to keep you upright
So thought of the current design and having it cable operated and probably more robust than a gas strut.
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Harry Enfield "you don't want to do that, no no no"Bloody troublemakers
My next idea for a stand is in the works (design stage) so they will have loads more to moan about if I ever get that one done
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Constructive criticism please!Bloody troublemakers
My next idea for a stand is in the works (design stage) so they will have loads more to moan about.
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Made myself busy today and finished a couple of jobs that came in over Christmas, first up a drawbar for a Tom Senior Mill a pal of mine has bought:
Made a rod for my own back with it as I used a bit of N24T and it is bloody tough stuff, came out well though:
Made a rod for my own back with it as I used a bit of N24T and it is bloody tough stuff, came out well though:
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Removed all the interiors on the 126p discovered it would be much harder than what I thought.
It should be at the scrapyard.
It's a challenge with myself because I tend to give up when things go wrong and I won't give up with it.
Frustrating time consuming a money pit surely not worth the effort by any means.
But I'll try anyways because I already got panels for it and at least those have to be fitted.
Not willing to repeat the mistake of buying another one because it would not be much different than the one I already have and honestly they are extremely hard and expensive to get.
It should be at the scrapyard.
It's a challenge with myself because I tend to give up when things go wrong and I won't give up with it.
Frustrating time consuming a money pit surely not worth the effort by any means.
But I'll try anyways because I already got panels for it and at least those have to be fitted.
Not willing to repeat the mistake of buying another one because it would not be much different than the one I already have and honestly they are extremely hard and expensive to get.
