Jeff, what material are you using for main tube and chainstays?, 4130? Overall strength based on yield & fatgue strength of material you are using will...
I was wondering if anyone knows what a minimum length for the Headset Tube is. Current plans are for 4" What happens if I reduce it to 3.5 inchs? Bob...
Hi Bob, I would assume that it all depends on the headset that you're planning to use. As long as it fits that and goes thru the steering tube it shouldn't be...
Hello this is my first post. I owned an ez1 and put mamy miles on it on trails in mississipp, Louisiana and florida. Now am living in southern brazil. import ...
With the days getting longer, I'm getting ready to continue my building after what always seems like a long break. Maybe this will finally be the year that I...
Hi Ordered up plans for the Long Easy. Just wondered how many folks have made that model and if there are any things I should be looking out for when I start...
Hi Everyone, I will deal with this spam issue today. Sorry I've not dealt with it sooner but I've just moved house and changed my ISP. Regards psi Bentech...
The Long Easy was the first 'bent I built. Matter of fact it was the most complex project I had ever tried at that time. I just followed the directions very...
Anyone have any recomendations for a kid trailer that would fit a long-easy? Would any trailer that would fit a regular bike work on a long-easy? Thanks, Paul...
I've used a Burley D'Lite on my SWB with no problem. I think the back end of the SWB and Long Easy are almost identical, and that is what matters for the...
Thanks for the tip. I'm beginnig to think it dosen't really matter what trailer I get (mechanically, anyway), since they all attach at the rear wheel axle...
I would recommend using 4130 Chrom Moly steel. It has a high yield strenth and be strong enough. If weight of the bike is not a problem try 4130 and increase...
Hello everyone. I am a trained welder/fabricator, and I have been doing the bike thing for some time. I don't have a website up yet, but it's comeing real...
Mary I suggest you join the framebuilders list (http://www.phred.org/mailman/listinfo/framebuilders) and search the database. It will no doubt answer most if...
Happy Birthday to Us. We're One year old today. When I first started the group I thought that we might manage to get a couple of dozen members at best, I never...
Hi All, I haven't been to the site for awhile so I was pleasantly surprise to see my bent featured on the start page. Here in Ohio we are still flirting with...
New bent group for Canadians Just letting members know that there is a new yahoo group for people who are laid back and bent! So all you recumbent minded...
There are these "welding rods" that you can get that enable one to "weld" aluminum with a regular propane torch. Hypothetical question, could one build a...
Unless this is a new type of rod all you need is aluminum rod to weld aluminum. The difficult part is to learn when the pieces are the right temperature to...
These rods (and I have some in my posession) are a low temperature alloy. They can be used with a regular garden variety propane torch. The main thing is to...
The best thing to clean those aluminum rods with is a Scotch Bright scrubbing pad. They won't corrupt the rods and they clean very well. chrysalis_reborn...
I notice from the sites that this is technically a brazing technique, not welding, in that you do not actually melt the base metal. This must be how they get...
Well I just placed my order for plans for the SWB today. I will probably get some version of the pre-bent tube kit, but I want to look over the plans before I...
It's interesting that their site says the following but they can't honor our group request not tot spam.....(Legal warning to spammers - we're aggressive about...
Hi All, Maybe they don't see the irony! Well as long as they keep spamming us I'll keep banning them. As a rule do you want me to continue to delete the...
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