I'm planning to recycle a pair of brake bosses to attach to the chainstays; how do I know where exactly they should be welded and how precise do I or does the...
Okay it sounds like you're going to use mountain bike type brakes (V Brakes) Seems like they need to be about 110mm apart and a set distance from the dropouts....
I'm attempting to cut out the parts for my seat brackets and dropouts. I've got a 9"X9" 1/4" thick sheet of 4130 Chromoly from HPV Supply, and let me tell you,...
I'm just finishing a LWB (TE clone) as my first recumbent building project and I'm about to start on the Bentech SWB as my next. I just wanted to let people...
... I have the same drill press and I have had no problem running at 620rpm and using a lighter touch and plenty of oil. My problem at first was buying the...
Hi all you bentech riders, I just stumbled on this site when making a visit to bentech.com. In 1999 I was looking for a 'bent project and found bentech. At...
Hi All, I'd like to have some sort of luggage capacity on my SWB but don't want to fit a standard rear rack. (and lo-riders on the front forks would probably...
I am thinking about having a rear mount carrier. I'd be interested in your reasons for not wanting to go that route. ... ===== Regards, Craig Leslie ...
I'm having a devil of a time finding somone who will bend my chainstay tubes for my LWB. I live in Los Angeles, and you'd think I'd find someone easily. I've...
I live in Wisconsin and should not pretend to know anything about LA. But I have an idea. You might try calling West Coast Choppers and ask them if they know...
... Hi Craig et al, Three reasons really; One is to provide an added degree of protection from the elements for whatever is carried while giving by backside...
Hi All, I checked out the photo pages, nice looking bents for those posted. I hope to take some photos this weekend and post them, let's all get at least one...
I have looked high and low for Cromoly Tubing for the frame and have had no luck finding it, where can i obtain this pipeing in the UK. Is there a substitute...
Hi Jon, Try Ceeway Bike Building Supplies. http://www.framebuilding.com/ I have a friend who builds df's and he uses them exclusively for his tubing. ...
Thanx for your reply psi167. Where exacty on that site is the tubing i need to use, becase there is lots of different compositions of metals and i am new to...
Hi Jon, I'm not sure to be honest with you. Try emailing them with a list of your requirements (e.g.) tube o.d., wall thickness and overall lengths and ask...
Paul, I live in Phoenix and one of the places I found was a sand buggy builder. Also, try some of the car racing companies. ... chainstay tubes for my LWB. I...
I'm in Ohio and tried a place that builds roll cages for race cars. They couldn't bend my tubes but sold me replacements in a tubing wall thickness that they...
I'm down to the dry fit with just a little grinding and filing left to do. I was having trouble with my chainstays, getting them to fit, so I threw a...
I would guess that you are using Chro Moly. It is perpetually hard to find someone to bent that level of steel, particularly so with 4130 grade. Derek...
Block E is just plain trouble. I cut the 2x4 to size and drilled it on a press but something was loose because its not right. I cut 2 more blocks and...
I gave up on Block E. Pine wood is just too soft to control a 5" drill if you can find a drill bit that long. We tried and ended up with the one dropout too...
I'd like to see your alternative to block "E" any chance you could scan in some photos. 1/4" doesn't sound like a lot but in this case it can make a huge ...
Has anyone read the web page about builder types? http://www.xcelco.on.ca/`stevbike/buildertypes.htm I'll make a link on the links page. I was surprized to...
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