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#26
Electrical Hazard
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 974
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From: Manhattan / Vancouver
Bikes: a bunch.
The straddle set up was a bit of a ***** to get setup.
Basically I just wanted to get around the seat tube and have a short straddle.
It took a bit of fiddling, but turned out pretty well. It offers as much of a mechanical advantage as drilling through the seat tube, only looking more industrial.
I made the 2 triangle plates, and used 6 pinchbolts (with nyloc nuts), and one straddle cable hanger, and 2 spokes.
https://static.flickr.com/30/47857638_9cca49842d.jpg
Thsi is the grind plate.
https://static.flickr.com/31/53086688_161c3b0f1c.jpg
It has flipped over on me, at the worst possible time.
I lost my footing on a rollout, and dragged the foot, and when I climbed back onto the pedal it was already the right way around.
Basically its weighted to always face down, but that doesn't apply when the bike is weightless.
Basically I just wanted to get around the seat tube and have a short straddle.
It took a bit of fiddling, but turned out pretty well. It offers as much of a mechanical advantage as drilling through the seat tube, only looking more industrial.
I made the 2 triangle plates, and used 6 pinchbolts (with nyloc nuts), and one straddle cable hanger, and 2 spokes.
https://static.flickr.com/30/47857638_9cca49842d.jpg
Thsi is the grind plate.
https://static.flickr.com/31/53086688_161c3b0f1c.jpg
It has flipped over on me, at the worst possible time.
I lost my footing on a rollout, and dragged the foot, and when I climbed back onto the pedal it was already the right way around.
Basically its weighted to always face down, but that doesn't apply when the bike is weightless.
#27
Dig.
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 6,168
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From: VA
Bikes: FTW, Gunnar Roadie, Open U.P, Gunnar Rock Hound, S&M CCR
so would you recommend the pedal plate thing..?
and do you think that i would destroy my aluminium Primo hollowbites riding street...or should i just use the pedal gaurd for park..since i have aluminium cranks..?
and do you think that i would destroy my aluminium Primo hollowbites riding street...or should i just use the pedal gaurd for park..since i have aluminium cranks..?
#29
member
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 4,751
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From: San Jose, CA
Bikes: Solid AA
Originally Posted by KinetikBiker04
so would you recommend the pedal plate thing..?




