Hacks / Bodges

That is wild as hell!

Haha brillliant

So that’s what FDs are for. Inspired.

close the thread, this won

Fixed up an old chair for me nan

It's a firmride now

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Granny Smith?

Jolly well spot on, old fruit

Thread winner!

Well done! Please can I ask what bike/frame this is? Not much to see on the pics but still it seems to be a good frame (chain stay bridge).
Curious as to why it happened, and whether you will want to fix it?

That's gonna be some model of GT isn't it. Tequesta maybe?

It’s an odd one. Badged a Ken hill but don’t know anything about him. 99.9% it is a diamond back 26er from I think 91/92. Had it a while. There are quicker rides but it makes me happy. Fix will be tricky as if is tig welded. Maybe just some more zip ties! it would be an interesting test of lifetime warranty.

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‘Kin hell is that a Ken Hill?!

I just wanted to make this silly joke as it’s what came to mind instantly.

Ah not a GT then. Hard to believe it is a 90's mtb with that much headtube.

Is that the north Kent coast?

lifetime warranty

Yeah but obviously that expires when the bike reaches the end of its lifetime, such as for example when the seat tube separates from the bottom bracket.

Cuxhaven in north Germany at the start of the elbe river cycle route to Prague

Thanks for posting picture, really like that kind of bikes, and agree with you re. nice/fast; though I'm not going on adventures like yours I seem to end up making my bikes heavier (not that I ever had a light one).
Would be nice to find out about tubing pedigree and see if it's worth investigating repair. I would think that someone like Winston at Varonha frameworks could sort this...

Top cap, bar end plug and valve nut to make a faux top cap on my threadless adapter! Not as good as the real thing, but much better than a blank cap

Adapter is from decathlon and has a nice gap for the wedge.

Action video:
https://imgur.com/a/SOvOfTv

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Dude on the plane next to me bodging this phone holder from a printed booking confirmation, big respect

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Needed to bodge a mount for a pizza rack on a fork that’s only drilled in the back. Seems ok

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When your multitool is too small and shitty to get sufficient leverage to remove your pedals before the flight home tomorrow morning

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Excellent!

👏👏👏

I was missing a front mech shifter when converting to flat bars, so I made one from a bar end shifter and a canti hanger… :)

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Strong