Re: Steerer Tubing
- From: "Phil, Squid-in-Training" <phil_leeIHEARTBASHGUARDS@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:09:00 -0500
John wrote:
> Phil, Squid-in-Training wrote:
>
> I don't mean to sound
>> condescending, but if you don't know what you're doing, you may very
>> well injure or kill yourself with your from-the-hip layman
>> engineering.
>
> LOL. So I guess you wouldn't recommend cutting off a fork on an old
> bike and sliding them over the dropouts on my bike and bolting them on
> like I have now?
>
> Yes, I'm trying to do the chopper thing. I didn't want this to be a
> discussion about the problems with the rake angle, trail and seating
> the bottom crown race that are associated with extending the fork. I
> already have highrise handlebars but I want a longer fork. Thanks guys
> for your help.
>
> John
I see your intentions now. Your project is totally doable. A friend of
mine created a chopper using three forks, end-to-end, welded together.
Check it out in action here:
http://plaza.ufl.edu/phillee/cbr/chopper.jpg
--
Phil, Squid-in-Training
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