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Old 03-13-11 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by John Lesar
The spring loaded clips are readily available. McMaster-Carr has them.
Yup, go here:
http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/117/3321/
and scroll to the bottom of the catalog page.

Still looking at snapping up one of these. I hate to let someone else be the guinea pig, but seeing pics of one will clear up a LOT of questions I have about it, like seeing the non-drive side of the hubs and whether they are disk-ready or not. I'd also like to see closeups of the dropouts, welds, etc. and general stuff like that... I mean, I'm a bike geek, after all... but overall, if you can get by with a 3x7 freewheel drivetrain, this thing looks like a winner. I have 7-speed parts galore, including spare shifters, freewheels, derailers, wheels, etc. so I have no doubt I could keep one running for many years.

It will still require a few pieces to make it usable, like a decent saddle, maybe new handlebars or different shifters if you don't like the twist ones. I wish it had more bottle bosses. Depending on how cramped the frame is, it might need a steerer extender too... all of those little pieces add up.

I'm getting closer to budgeting for it. The wife thinks cargo bikes cost $2000 or more, I'm planning on being able to build this one complete for $900.
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