Simple chop to a cantilever frame

[kingfish254]

Bump or @gsc

 

[outsider13]

 

[Jesse Short Bull]

So I made a trade with my brother on a bike, but to sweeten the deal I had him throw in mod or two inspired by this thread!

 

[LukeTheJoker]

So I made a trade with my brother on a bike, but to sweeten the deal I had him throw in mod or two inspired by this thread!

They look good!

Luke.

 

[Fv2]

Think I'll do this on my current Westport build, but only a slight version.
Has anyone done this but not pulled the bridge all the way up to the seat tube?

I ask because the distance between the seat tube and the bridge is 4", I only want to lower the frame about 2".

 

[Rust Buzzard]

This and the fork bending thread are valuable resources, IMO. Modifying a bicycle frame is tricky beyond geometry changes. there is hardly any material to work! These are lean machines to begin with and reworking can simply burn through the resources. Thin tubing requires preparation and exactitude to work with and I'm suspicious of it. I wouldn't buy a stretched frame, for example. Many of the builds on this site exemplify mods that do not heat the metal. This is a key point.

I was shopping earlier and Ruff frames, despite their announced cost drop, are still a lot of money! A free mod on an existing asset avoids all that cost! I think it's really a smart way to go!