Hacks / Bodges

Did you consider a 'U'-bolt?

32mm wide, 30mm diameter, bolt on top.
Putting the bolt on top requires quite an increase in diameter (from 25 to 30mm) to avoid very thin sections, which in turn means a significant increase in print time - probably worth mentioning if it's being done as a favour...

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• tubus tara sleeve M4 version 2.stl

Nice! I don't think I'll need it but hopefully someone else can use!

Who pays £23 for an imperial skate tool when you can get a second hand box wrench for a few quid. Would have been nice to cut, bend and weld it into a right angle, but a cut off bolt and bar end plug will have to do for now.

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not bike related but fun one;

Hah! That's pretty inspired

I have this weird feeling like someone made a half-moon shaped insert to go in a fork dropout to slightly increase tyre clearance. Sound familiar to anyone?

These maybe?
https://m801.ocnk.net/product/5

You can also do it with ball bearings, although taking the wheel out by the side of the road suddenly becomes a lot more exciting (I've done this but not had to take the wheel out yet)

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you can also straighten a fork to get more clearance

Yeah it was something like that, but only half a circle. May try those.

Tried the bb, but didn’t work well.

Carbon fork unfortunately.

I bet these guys get a lot of Christmas cards from dentists.

Amazing bike rack made by my electrical assessor (made of galvanised tubing and cable basket).

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That's next level amazing! Just the other day I was thinking if you could galvanize a bike frame. Turns out it would likely add a ton a weight and potentially undo the brazed joints...

Hmm, wonder if nickel plating could fly.

Brompton made a nickel plated limited edition I think.

When your bike is 100% Hack/Bodge?

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Wow. I would hazard to assert that, um, bike is >100% bodge...

Bodged.

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probably quicker to replace the cable? or maybe going for that rat cable aesthetic?

https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17146249/

gopro pizza rack bodge - cross posting from the cycle cameras thread

Adapted tern clubhouse and storm box to my bike 43 longtail using some heavy p-clips

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Certainly better than ball bearings and good wishes.

So many low end bikes like dawes or anything from argos, fork dropouts are usually so far out of line that the axle nuts and those folded steel safety tabs are the only thing holding the wheel in vaguely the right location.

Seems a bit sacrilegious if those are legit cranks.