Hulsroy's Hustle

Yeah. We started from Stayer headed that way up a long Roding River

I recognised the frame bag.

I was quite envious of the two riders scooting around the perimeter.

Although I do also quite enjoy messing about with kids football training.

So, I broke the news to my Dad about the Surly. He was well pleased and liked the idea of using a dropper.
We decided on a colour. Hopefully I can get it to paint before xmas. I just need to test ride it first.

He also liked the idea of front panniers and asked me if I could do it as a shopping trolley so the panniers have wheels and a telescopic handle.
I bet it already exists, but I will see if I can do something using my Ortlieb bags and some skateboard wheels.
Links to stainless telescopic 10-12mm tubes are welcome.

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He also liked the idea of front panniers

I have a silver tubus low rider, would work

How about going the other way round and add ql hooks to a trolley? If you can find a reasonable light and waterproof one.
My guess is that it would be much easier to do.

I would love to have one of these chariots to go shopping with my fixed.
https://www.bikeradar.com/commuting/news/article/bikcarry-one-shopping-trolley-trailer-53173/

Haha. That is sweet. For bigger amounts he will probably take the car or he will go shopping with my mum in the weekends. I just need him to be able to get smaller stuff.

Rad! Colour is right on.

Trolley sounds ace. Could make a trolley like a telescopic frame with wheels that works like a detachable rack top, or sits on a flat rack. Then front panniers can hook onto it one on top of the other.

Bar I.D? >>>>

Thanks man. Something like that...

Bars are Gusset Stash

Bingo! Cheers man

Did my best steerer extension after work today. There is different thoughts on this. Whether it is safe or not... I feel it is. I haven't had one break on me yet.
This one is for @spotter who already has rubber teeth so it won't matter too much.

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Also just rode the SURLY. Fucking sweet that thing.

😍

I've built steering columns for race cars using sleeved joints like that. OK, they're not load-bearing in the same way a fork steerer is, but they're pretty heavily loaded and I've never had one fail yet. Always a first time, mind you.

Whats the procedure like exactly? Do you silver braze these? Preinsert the coils?

It's obvs fake, he swapped in a different fork in the last pics.

Guy I work with that used to be a welder by trade reckons that for extending tubular stuff the slug/sleeve is redundant and that just welding the 2 bits together is strong enough.

It was handlebars I was asking him bout and given that I was using a shitty stick welder and am a shit welder he did say the slug probably wasn't a bad idea as it'd hold everything straight and allow me to burn the weld in a bit harder.

Reminds me I still owe you a visit and a bottle of sonething

I do the joint between bearings so I can't see there being many forces going into it.

I cut the existing steerer somewhere below the top headset bearing. Then cut the new steerer to get the overall length I want.
I then machine a plug that fits into both steerer parts. Steerers taper internally so in this case the plug measured 25.1 and 24.3.
I try to get a tight fit and press the steerers together with the plug inside.
Then I use a V block with its clamps to make sure the steerer is straight and tack the steerers together. I then rotate in the v block and check straightness and tack again. Then I take it out of the jig and fully weld it at high amps. In this case with pulse and a good gas lense. 160amps as my max. Then I file and sand it down.

Having the internal piece allows me to turn up the heat and get better penetration.

You like that don't you?

Hose for the rear brake wasn't long enough but I could not resist riding the surly to work today.
I might need 120mm Thomson stem on there instead of the 100mm. But otherwise it is a lot of fun to ride.

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