Originally Posted by
Simko
Ron, im not goint to lie, the rock dove bike is my favourite of the DIY cargo/"longtails" ive seen!
do you think i could get some shots of the back to see what you did? Im actively looking for a decnt steel MTB frame for a summer project
Aaron
the top of the added\new stays had to be extended so I used a part of the donner bike top tube and re-shaped it to fit bet the original stays like here.
Next the chainstays on the donner bike are huge and fit over the original stays. I had to cut and shape the drop-outs so it fit together like a
leggo block.
I dont need to tell you that the donner bike was a lot smaller frame size and worked out great for this. Once I had it all fit together I drilled and rivited one side with a small steel rivet. after that, I had to check that the frame was true than check it again!!! When I was happy with everything I rivited the other side and the top up by the seat tube. Perfect' and ready to weld, grind smooth and paint (I used RustOleum and so sorry for my bad spelling).
