Short story: While continuing my build of a Bentech SWB I goofed and set up my derailleur stem tube to fit at 60 degrees from the boom, rather than the 65...
I’d try what you have and if it doesn’t work satisfactorily it’s easy to just slice the tube horizontally (NOT all the way through though) and bend the...
You could be ok. I have noticed on my bike in low gear (front derailleur) that my chain sometimes drags on the cage. So 60 degrees would help decrease this...
Thanks, Robert and Bob. Robert, your idea for post-welding fixes is interesting and something that I'll keep in mind, but I wince at using it on the front ...
- I goofed and set up my........ ... rather than ... Hello Edward, I have just checked my stem tube and it is 58 degrees. I notice the one on my trike is even...
Thanks for the info, John. I'd already mostly decided to go with the 60 degree angle, and your info confirms that decision. The build is going *slowly*, but...
Yes, I've had an Azub fairing on mine. Used it for a couple of weeks last winter. The mounts Azub supply work fine - look at the pictures on their website...
Well, the next step to the last post is tailboxes. Have any of you made tailbox. It seems a tail box would give and aero advantage as well as storage space....
that doesnt sound like a bad idea..... or at the least, we could see if anyone knows how to attach a bike trailer to one of these bikes (I got the feeling the...
While I haven't yet tried building anything with Zote foam, the folks from MARS (Metro Area Recumbent Society) have done fairings with it. It wouldn't be a...
Hi - I'm hoping someone can help. I'm starting to work on the frame - but I am stuck on step 28 on page 9 of the Bentech plans. It calls for a 7" piece of 3/8...
The clamp lugs are made from 1/2" O.D., .058" wall Chromoly tubing. This tubing should allow 3/8" threaded rod inside just right. Do you have different lugs,...
I'm home, now, so I can tell you that the slot is displayed at the bottom of Sheet 2 of the blueprints. It's "View C-C" and shows a 1/8" slot that's 2 3/8"...
With the immense help of John Lewis, who built the frame for me, I am beginning to assemble my new Bentech. Got it on its wheels last weekend, no brakes or...
Hello all, They say there are those who have and those who are yet to do so. I'm sitting home nursing road rash following a trip to casualty. I was out on my...
John, Sorry to hear about your crash. All the best for a speedy recovery. No matter what you ride, accidents happen. When I was a youngster of 17 I crashed for...
Got the bike together recently and out for a shakedown ride with my 11 year old daughter in tow. I think she enjoyed being the 'experienced' rider, while her...
I am building up a pre welded frameset. After I got the headset, handle bars, seat, and wheels attached I noticed that when the rear axle is completly in the...
Tom, You could have shifting problems. Also, increased wear on the chain because of side loading. Did the frame come to you this way? if you obtained from...
Bob, Thanks for the advice. I am not sure what the problem with the lugs are. It looks like the threads only go part of the way through the lug. I had the...
Hello everyone, I am getting all of my parts togetherfor a swb under frame steering bent. I have a question regaurding the steer tube. I want to get a bmx 20"...
Hi Randy, The head tube itself is neither threaded or threadless, but the fork and headset you use will be one or the other. The original plans call for a...
Randy, I am in the process of building a bentech type recumbent with SWB and under seat steering. I used the rear diamond off a ten speed and I used a 20"...
... In theory, yes; in practice, it's almost impossible to cut this thread accurately once the fork is assembled; here's why. When threaded forks are made, the...
Wonder if anyone knows what is going on? I've used Comp Pools on my trike for some years. Easy rolling, 90 psi and a good thick layer of rubber on the road. ...
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