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Just made a chain keeper out of a piece of irrigation hose and a couple of cable ties. Will test it out this weekend, if I manage to replace my brake hoses in time.

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Just finished the back-plate for my home made chain guide. It's a preliminary cutting, and I will be refining it over time.

 

Just need to add the bolts and the sliders, and we're A for Away.

 

I reckon I'll be making a mould from it, and casting a proper one out of some sort of resin with a couple of bits of kevlar to lend some extra strength.

 

More pics to follow as I finish other bits of it.

 

 

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So a few months (read nearly a year now) I needed to sort out the brakes on the SS .... I had a set of levers without the "pins" holding the lever to the lever body and used a simple calble tie and a allen key solution, see pics below.

 

Anyhow, this has been working very well :)

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So a few months (read nearly a year now) I needed to sort out the brakes on the SS .... I had a set of levers without the "pins" holding the lever to the lever body and used a simple calble tie and a allen key solution, see pics below.

 

Anyhow, this has been working very well :)

Kudos - that's quite inventive.
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So a few months (read nearly a year now) I needed to sort out the brakes on the SS .... I had a set of levers without the "pins" holding the lever to the lever body and used a simple calble tie and a allen key solution, see pics below.

 

Anyhow, this has been working very well :)

 

ROFL. Hairy, do yourself a favour, go to a hardware store and look for a clevis pin, then put that in instead. Far neater, and can be a dedicated solution...

 

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EDIT: Cape Nut & Bolt or one of the bolt supply companies should have stock. And they're dirt cheap.

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Recovered my SDG saddle in leather last week

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And "made" this spiderless chainring/crankset this evening.

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I would be very interested in how you did the saddle.

 

How about a step-by-step when you have the time?

 

I have a Rolls that will need recovering in time, and I have a bunch of leather.

 

Pretty please???

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Haven't got any pics but have been servicing my Suntour Axon fork for a while not... super easy when you figure out what is going on- clean out seals, replace oil etc.

Would put new seals in, but can't source any, but so far so good. I also increased it from 80 to 100mm of travel... very tempted to drill another hole and make it more...

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Just made a chain keeper out of a piece of irrigation hose and a couple of cable ties. Will test it out this weekend, if I manage to replace my brake hoses in time.

How did the chain keeper work out?

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Just finished the back-plate for my home made chain guide. It's a preliminary cutting, and I will be refining it over time.

 

Just need to add the bolts and the sliders, and we're A for Away.

 

I reckon I'll be making a mould from it, and casting a proper one out of some sort of resin with a couple of bits of kevlar to lend some extra strength.

 

More pics to follow as I finish other bits of it.

 

 

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Just a question, is that plate clamped using the BB or does it slip over and use the ISCG mounts?

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Just a question, is that plate clamped using the BB or does it slip over and use the ISCG mounts?

 

ISCG. And this is just a preliminary. I have more polyprop for subsequent, potentially improved designs.

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ISCG. And this is just a preliminary. I have more polyprop for subsequent, potentially improved designs.

 

I want to do something similar. Wanting to go 2X9. Replace the big ring with a new laser cut bashring and make up a Stinger type chain roller. No time, no time!

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I want to do something similar. Wanting to go 2X9. Replace the big ring with a new laser cut bashring and make up a Stinger type chain roller. No time, no time!

 

Or - just get an old 42t chainring or something and file it down... That's what Flowta did on his Sanction...

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Just finished the back-plate for my home made chain guide. It's a preliminary cutting, and I will be refining it over time.

 

Just need to add the bolts and the sliders, and we're A for Away.

 

I reckon I'll be making a mould from it, and casting a proper one out of some sort of resin with a couple of bits of kevlar to lend some extra strength.

 

More pics to follow as I finish other bits of it.

 

 

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So how is this project going?
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