FrankenBuster ?
08-16-08 | 06:47 PM
#2
Raleigh20 PugFixie, Merc
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: London UK
Bikes: 1982 Raleigh Twenty Hotrod Fixie; 1984 Peugeot Premier Fixie, 2007 Merc Lightweight folder
I think that's a 'suck-it-and-see' thing. Got a spare one, a hacksaw and a wrench lying around to put your theory into action? 
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08-17-08 | 06:18 AM
#3
Thread Starter
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Near the Twelve Mile Circle in Pennsylvania
Bikes: Birdy BD-1
Dispense with the heavy-duty shock/spring and use instead the CaneCreek elastomers ... just enough to give the wrists a little TLC and eliminate the road buzz.Regards
T
08-17-08 | 06:28 AM
#4
eight spokes
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 478
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From: Ruhr district, Germany
Bikes: merc, brompton, roadster, cheap every day bike
I actually thought a lot about that and still do. For a s-typ brompton (angle of steering stem leaning to the front - hence larger "toptube") the steve perry stem-suspension-mod will not work. I wish I had a garage with tools to try.
08-17-08 | 10:46 AM
#5
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From: Vancouver, Washington and Ocean Shores, Washington, USA
Bikes: 2 - 2007 Custom Bike Fridays, 2 - 2009 Bike Friday Pocket 8's, Gravity 29'er SS, 2 - 8-spd Windsor City Bikes, 1973 Raleigh 20 & a 1964 Schwinn Tiger
That garage would have to resemble a small machine and welding shop. I worked in such a place part-time when I was a teenager (sheet metal equipment, too). Definitely very handy to learn those skills and have access to all that equipment.
