Recent content by kahoys

Have removed old grip from the bars by simply dunking them into a glass of hot water from the sink, just sink the grip in the glass of water for 45 seconds to a minute and twist it right off, water only has to be sink water hot, depending on your water heating setting, don't scald yourself. Has...

I might have happened on a fix-all solution for mounting a rear brake to a brake bridge made for a bike with coaster brake. Weinmann made an adapter for doing just this. It seems that this part is a very hard to find. If and when I get it, I will mount and try it out and post results, thanks all.

I am building a Grape Krate, 1999. I have added a drum brake setup for the front and a Sturmey 3 spd set up complete with a 333 stick shifter because 3 spds are much more fun than one, This thing is really coming together, I have 60" x 5/8" sissybar that I am fitting for a rear shock setup...

Moved my wheel from that shop to another, 1.00 spokes and 50.00 lace as compaired to 2.50 spokes and 64.00 lace up, we'll see if I came out ahead in the end, thanks for the quick replies.

I have a slight problem, the rear rim on my grape krate in single speed, have come across on new sturmey 3 speed rear hub 28 hole that I want to get laced into the stock rim, the local bicycle shop told me the stock spokes will not fit and that I need to purchase number 182 spokes in a 2 cross...

Received my new AW 3 spd today, coupled with a 333 click stick, it came with a 18 tooth rear sprocket and the sprocket of my krate is 20 tooth will this be a problem?

Was contemplating, carving a wood block, then I started looking around the machine shop at work and other surounding shops. Came across a block of aluminun shaped like a "c laying flat", it is a support for our balancing fixture. It set mind to thinking what I could come up with at hope that was...

Great information, will use your method, wow this is really an informative site, with a wealth of experience and information, thanks much.

My seatpost is not an original Phantom part, I measured the outer circumference, and its right at about 1". I built this clone on a Southport frame. Most if not all of my parts came from a guy on ebay "bicyclebones". I got right at 1200.00 invested, so I am trying to get these last two bugs...

I am finishing up a build that I started back a few months ago. I have run into a slight problem that I hope some of you have already overcome. My Phantom clone is a seven speed with front and rear brakes, I was able to find a front springer with bosses and was able to fit the cantilevers around...