am i able to do this?
01-15-07 | 07:59 PM
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am i able to do this?
i want to make my bike lighter...i'm thinking about grinding some of the seat post down to shave a little bit of weight off...can i do this?
01-15-07 | 08:00 PM
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Yes, you can cut the post.
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01-15-07 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by minichamp31
ok...i think i can go to my friends house because hes got a bench grinder
Switch to magnizum pedals over aluminum(in some cases)
Change tires...odd as that sounds a tire like a Tioga Comp III is about 1/3 less weight than a Primo Wall for example.
Get a lighter stem
Cut axels flush with bolts.
Fill your tires with helium...
Pray you don't try the last one.
01-15-07 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris Gabriel
Don;t grind your post. Cut it with a hack saw.
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01-15-07 | 08:48 PM
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Yeah, cut it just enough so the clamp has room to grab it, and slam the seat.
01-15-07 | 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by premiumbmx2005
we dont care enough
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01-16-07 | 05:32 PM
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Yeah I don't really see any problems with advice he has given at all really. he may anoy some of you but he's a memeber of the forum just trying to give some advice. For the most part he isn't really very unreasonable about things.
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01-16-07 | 05:34 PM
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Put a nut on the axel where you want to cut it off, and cut it with a hack saw against the nut.
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01-16-07 | 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by FuzzyRyder
Put a nut on the axel where you want to cut it off, and cut it with a hack saw against the nut.
That is the worst way to cut an axle; it's almost never even, takes forever, and it won't be chamfered.
Mark the length you want to cut it a piece of tape, cut it with a Dremel (or similar tool), and then file the corners down to an angle.
01-16-07 | 05:41 PM
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Thats how I, and most of the others I ride with do it, and it has turned out fine for all of us...I don't see how it could not come out even... there is a steal nut there to cut against as a guide.
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01-16-07 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by BMX1992
Oh, ok thanks.
How much axle can be left on each side, at the least? Just right up to the axle nut?
How much axle can be left on each side, at the least? Just right up to the axle nut?
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01-16-07 | 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by CMcMahon
Mark the length you want to cut it a piece of tape, cut it with a Dremel (or similar tool), and then file the corners down to an angle.
try a hacksaw on 41thermal that would be fun.
