What can be made from a dead frame

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  • In the morning I have a Surly LHT that I'm taking a hacksaw to (BB shell already cracked through the down tube & seat tube from fatigue).

    So its just a rigid steel frame, for warranty I have to chop the BB out of it and take a picture of it obviously removed = gates open for new frame. But I fancied taking the front half of it (headtube/toptube/downtube) and securing it to a wall in some way, make a towel rack or something daft out of it. Back half would make the obvious 'bike stool' but without the BB it'll be a bit shit.

    Anyone seen or heard of any better ideas than a Surly towel rack?

  • Mount it on the wall, fit an optic tap to the lowest point and pour vodka in the top - instant novelty pub.

  • Mount the front end on a plaque and add some antlers.

  • Plug the bottom end of the headtube for an attractive toothbrush holder.

  • Fill the seat tube with water and leave it out overnight, so that the water freezes and spilts the seat tube outwards at several points. Allow to thaw and drain. Add postit note saying "Note to self: do not cycle home after curry again" and display in living room

  • Fill with soil and grow a plant in it

  • The curry aftermath is the best so far. Keep trying though.

  • drill loads of holes in it, and shove a string of christmas lights inside it - novelty lamp

  • all of the above, all at once

  • I know it's not in the spirit of the forum, but please forgive the pseudo-sensible suggestion;

    Wheel truing stand?

  • Cut out the BB then use the tubing to practice welding or brazing, make a smaller frame out of whatever you've got left...

  • Tiny scaffolding to help you in and out of bed.

  • Straws for giant cocktails.

  • Pipe bombs.

  • Dildos.

  • Tiny scaffolding +1

  • Tubular wormery
    Slides for very small hamsters
    Cut the tubes into pipes of various lengths to make tubular bells
    Ditto but extra-large pan-pipes
    Use the tubes as rollers for transporting large blocks of stone using human muscle power alone
    Home for a lanky hermit crab
    Blowhole extender for curious whales/dolphins
    Crap telescope
    Mould for Hungarian sausages
    Industrial turkey baster
    Vertical egg holder
    Sphincter exerciser

  • Nunchuks..

  • Nunchuks..

    ... that fit onto your bike and look like part of the frame until you grab them and spring into ninja action

  • Yep! bike ninjas.. I made these a while ago.

    Might serve as inspiration.. or something..

  • The deed is done, bike stool and bike towel rack are go. Will get a pic once put up.

  • might have to do something similar with the dead front end of my Galaxy (cracked headtube and dented top tube) once its been rebuilt!

  • Done! Got to keep the Bb though there ie actually a crack right around the top of it, so its only physically attached to the chain stays.
    With an old Reynolds seat post its actually pretty usable for using at the work stand or just for decoration

    To morrow I have another frame to chop, its a fancy carbon road frame, which means I'll have two front ends allowing me to make a neat bike hanging rack.

  • You are a bike thief AICM£5.

  • Clothing racks.

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