Felt Heavy Duty

[toro1978]

And a few more that I took some elements from.

I was able to restrain myself from trying the cream wheels from the chopper. In the end I want the bulky heavy duty look and not necessarily the 20s vibe.

 

[Captain Awesome]

Would ride!!!!!!

 

[toro1978]

This one is crazy cool. Love the contrast between the wheels and that tiny seat.

 

[toro1978]

I took the mounting bracket from a Tacho and used it to install a fender, or a piece of fender.

I tried a longer piece but didn't like it:

I used the longer piece for the rear, there is a gap though:

I might simply cover the angled rack section with some plate that I cut to shape.

 

[toro1978]

 

[toro1978]

It finally dawned on me that I can install the rubber shift rings the other way around which would at least allow me to shift by hand if my stick lever attempt fails.

 

[toro1978]

I guess I am not done with the Immelda Barcos phase...
Should I strip these bars or leave them black? Probably yes because of the plugs.

 

[toro1978]

 

[GeePig]

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I have a rather odd vision of levers on the tank, using rods to cable gear changers sitting on a shaft mounted here...

 

[toro1978]

I thought about that:

I couldn't come up with a reversible way to attach leading and mounting points for the rods and I don't want to drill holes in the tank either.

The problem with revo shifters is that they are way too bulky and require a lot of grip area on the bars. Very annoying.

 

[GeePig]

I thought about that:
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I couldn't come up with a reversible way to attach leading and mounting points for the rods and I don't want to drill holes in the tank either.

The problem with revo shifters is that they are way too bulky and require a lot of grip area on the bars. Very annoying.

Maybe an idea for some other bike in the future, then.

Now I wish I had thought about rods earlier, I could have modified a downtube changer for my IGH hub...

 

[toro1978]

I connected the brakes. The cable for the rear brake is long just enough to work.

 

[GeePig]

I connected the brakes. The cable for the rear brake is long just enough to work.
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That thingy is just the thing I need to mount my brake adjuster, if only I could find something like that at the local hardware store.

 

[toro1978]

Which thingy? That bolt thing between the adjuster bolt and the reaction arm? It should be available online for cheap. The one I used here is not even the original, it is from a front drum brake. Most of them are interchangeable.

 

[GeePig]

Yes, for the life of me I couldn't remember on what I had seen them! For my build I am trying to avoid buying online, keeping things local as it were, but it has given me an idea how to make one...

 

[toro1978]

There are different ones. Some shorter which might help with the clearance when trying to install a drum brake on a suspension fork.
That black one must be the one that came with the roller brake.

 

[toro1978]

My grips won't stay in place. Can I use hairspray (I think I read that somewhere)? And can I easily remove it if needed with wd40?

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I used hairspray on Duck Norris's grips. The non aerosol type. Finesse maybe? It isn't sticky enough for my old worn grips, they still rotate. Shouldn't be too tough to clean off, people wash it out of their hair

 

[toro1978]

Thanks for the reply, Matti. I will try it.

 

[Captain Awesome]

My grips won't stay in place. Can I use hairspray (I think I read that somewhere)? And can I easily remove it if needed with wd40?

I used hairspray on Duck Norris's grips. The non aerosol type. Finesse maybe? It isn't sticky enough for my old worn grips, they still rotate. Shouldn't be too tough to clean off, people wash it out of their hair

Ditto. Works well for a non permanent solution. It's also what I use on carbon fiber bars because I don't want any funny business under the grip with the carbon resin and spray paint (my go to fastening method)