Some might remember this bike from the last BO:
It has a 29" tire in the back and 26" in the front.
I rode it some and changed the seat and the seat post to make it more rideable. Had to raise the stem too:
It needs a front brake in order to be street legal, also reflectors and lights.
So I dug out the front wheel that matches the rear. The drum brake reaction arm is not drilled for a bolt, but it uses a clamp. However the clamp is too far from the fork leg. Of course being the technical prodigy it didn't occur to me that I could have taken a drilled reaction arm from an identical Sachs hub, (which even has the brake installed) until I was done... Then I could have simply used a long bolt with a few nuts and washers. So I went the hard way. The ratrod way if you like.
I used scissors to prevent the reaction arm opening of the clamp from being squished and a screwdriver to achieve an inside curve:
I was left with a piece that can be easily bolted to a coaster brake clamp on the fork leg:
So I am now waiting for the tube and tire for the front wheel to arrive. I have to see if I can find matching reflectors in my parts boxes... Or maybe a single reflector on each wheel?
Hm I do have reflecting stripes on these tires, do I need spoke reflectors then? I will ask on my local group.
It has a 29" tire in the back and 26" in the front.
I rode it some and changed the seat and the seat post to make it more rideable. Had to raise the stem too:
It needs a front brake in order to be street legal, also reflectors and lights.
So I dug out the front wheel that matches the rear. The drum brake reaction arm is not drilled for a bolt, but it uses a clamp. However the clamp is too far from the fork leg. Of course being the technical prodigy it didn't occur to me that I could have taken a drilled reaction arm from an identical Sachs hub, (which even has the brake installed) until I was done... Then I could have simply used a long bolt with a few nuts and washers. So I went the hard way. The ratrod way if you like.
I used scissors to prevent the reaction arm opening of the clamp from being squished and a screwdriver to achieve an inside curve:
I was left with a piece that can be easily bolted to a coaster brake clamp on the fork leg:
So I am now waiting for the tube and tire for the front wheel to arrive. I have to see if I can find matching reflectors in my parts boxes... Or maybe a single reflector on each wheel?
Hm I do have reflecting stripes on these tires, do I need spoke reflectors then? I will ask on my local group.