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I'm again looking for this elusive forker. The parktool equivalent is like R200. .. anyone got a hack for it? Demmit!

Back end of a shimano quick release works perfectly well!

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Link is broken. Lekker Saturday EVERYONE. Nou gaan ons braai.

 

Should work now - there was a space at the end of the address.

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Ghetto bike stand made from bamboo stakes i had lying around. Not on the level of the "real" mechanic, but worked well last night to tinker with my gears, brakes etc. Ha!

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  • 3 months later...

My home made effort ........ borrowed ideas from Youtube and the Hub:

 

Double thick plywood base plus castors (2 with brakes) was left by landlord :clap: ......I can swivel stand easily.

Other materials: 40mm galvanised flange - 25mm galv pipe (I tried 20mm initially- too much flex). 1 x t- piece (in case I want to lower bike to work on headtube) - elbow, 25/15 reducer, 15mm pipe (easier to find clamps).

I x 32/15mm plastic irrigation clamp, reversed bolts and replaced nuts with wing nuts and flat washers.

 

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Clamp is work in progress ........ I have seen pics of a hinged version of this which would be ideal. This one is a little hard to operate on your own :cursing:

 

 

 

1x40mm galv flange ...... fork me these are like rocking horse poo............why 40mm when the pipe is 25mm you ask? This was smallest in stock (hence 40/25mm reducing bush) and I only found it at the last place I went to ....... if you live in Helderberg I will tell you where ...............for a small fee :devil:

 

 

 

 

Finished product in action ....... as visible the clamp twists on the thread when using the seatpost.........I will be drilling horizontal and vertical location holes through clamp thread and 15mm pipe inside to insert locking pins for whichever desired position I am using the clamp

 

 

 

 

Cost of materials to date  (excl plywood base plus castors which was already provided) approx. R325

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  • 6 months later...

Step 1:

Find fork you want with too much travel and special tool requirements to change

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Step 2:

watch video to find tool requirements

 

Step 3:

Go to CRC and see tools are R680/set

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/za/en/manitou-mattoc-tool-kit/rp-prod130313

 

Step 4:

Save CRC photo

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Step 5:

Go to Midas, buy all tools

 

Step 6:

Go to engineer friend and request changes to said tools

 

Step 7:

Mattoc toolkit done :)

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Used succesfully just to finish my build in December.

For BB? I've never been happy to hit/press a bearing on the inner race, but if it works for you cool. Really nice out-the-box DIY idea????

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Not mine, but I think it's worth sharing: Headset press probably made with 3d printed parts.

 

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