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05-24-06, 02:50 PM
Hi, I just had a crazy idea the other day. You can get ravens or carbon y frames pretty cheap. I'm thinking of making a hardtail, travel, 29er singlespeed out of one.
Initially, I thought I'd do it myself with carbon, but now I'm thinking maybe I should have someone weld up a steel rear.
The idea is this... trash the old swingarm, and replace it with a zero travel hardtail fit for a 29" wheel. If done right (with a qr mech?), I'm thinking it would be able to be stuffed into checked luggage a la s & s.
Anyone tried to do anything similar with a FS bike?
Let me know any wacky ideas you all might have for this project.
-Sean
Initially, I thought I'd do it myself with carbon, but now I'm thinking maybe I should have someone weld up a steel rear.
The idea is this... trash the old swingarm, and replace it with a zero travel hardtail fit for a 29" wheel. If done right (with a qr mech?), I'm thinking it would be able to be stuffed into checked luggage a la s & s.
Anyone tried to do anything similar with a FS bike?
Let me know any wacky ideas you all might have for this project.
-Sean