Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the bentechriders group: Did you build it yourself? o yes, frame & parts. o yes, frame but LBS added...
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Sorry but could you define LBS and what is included in "parts"?...
I think it is personal preferance on USS or OSS. Most bikes have OSS I built mine with USS and have noticed a couple of short comings. 1. my wife thinks it's...
Lemme just jump in here. LBS stands for "Local Bike Shop." I'm assuming that parts refers to everything that's not the frame, such as the headset, sprockets, ...
Thanks Mike. In the bike shop a bike build is putting parts on the frame. Which made it difficult to come up with a short concise way to say... what Mike...
I've cut the weld on bits for underseat steering from the plans but am having trouble rounding up the steering tube. What problems have you had with it?...
I think we need to be clear on this, for the sake of others who might be reading and just to be sure I understand as well. A mandrel bending machine has a...
Greetings, I'm pleased that this site has been created. I completed my Long Easy about 3 years ago, and no longer have no idea how many miles I've ridden. Two...
My 2 cents USS is MUCH more comfortable for long rides. USS takes longer to learn and feels twitchy at first. USS mirrors are not in the right place. USS is...
Hello, I purchased a used SWB Bentech frame that was built by Bentech. The bike is currently half built in my basement. I now have my first question for this...
Torrey, I did not use grease on my boom. I have ridden for 400+ miles and no problem. You have about 0.035" clearance for the boom so I don't think you'll...
Has anyone found a good handlbar that does in have contact with the chain? Currently, I'm using a MTN bike with 90mm rise. It's not the rise which cause the...
Grease in some applications on the bicycle works as an anti-seize lubricant. I've had this problem with bikes before where no grease was put on a seat tube...
Hi All, When I assembled mine I didn't grease the boom but the more that I think about it I'm tempted too. I did put a reasonable squirt of GT85 (aerosol lube)...
I'm down to my final two cuts in the metal parts and have been playing with the dry fit a little. For those of you beyond this point how much file work needs...
Hi All, Last night I finished putting together one of the jig surfaces. (I'm building two.) I picked the straightest 2x4s I could find, and the birch plywood...
We had no problem with the boom fit, just slid in. Headtubes & chain stays - we had to file some. What you want is a good fit (no large gaps) for welding. My...
Hi again, This is my second post. I must be feeling especially loquacious today. Some of you may recall that I used this project as an excuse to buy a drill...
Mike, Working with wood I would think 1/64" is real good. What we (2 of us used same fixture) made sure of was the tube being flat in the jig parts. When we...
Bob on your advise I'm going to try my mom's Dremel tool. I'm concerned about the boom tube fit but will continue to hone it out. Any idea how concerned I...
Benderbinder, What wall thickness do you have for your boom and main tube? Also what type of material? I used 0.049" & 4130 steel as Dom recommended. If you...
Mike, You have come up with an interesting solution. Keep us posted on your results. I went the extra $$ and bought a drill press with 250 rpm. Seems like...
I used a muffler tube and I think I found the problem. The muffler tube has a seam that runs the length of the tube. My boom tube is the size and type...
Some Dremel kits come with a flixable shaft (about 2 ft long) with a small head that could reach into your main tube maybe 6". Also, a round hand file could do...
Cutting some of the boom off could really help with this problem. I'm only 5'4" so I should be able to cut off at least 4". That will be 4 less inches that I...
I picked up a flexible shaft for the Dremel but controling it inside such a small area is difficult and it doesn't want to stay on the seam I need to grind out...
Good idea, another problem is being able to see down into such a small dark space while grinding. I'm going to need four hands for this but I'm going to check...
Do you have a Micro Mag-lite (the one that takes a single AAA battery) or similar tape all three together, should fit inside the tube still. Psi ... dark space...
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