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Re: Handle vs Weight on a 36

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  1. joemarshall said:

    That's a very neat setup. Looks like it won't weigh a ton? No annoying
    rail adaptor / rail post needed, and the front bit is close enough to
    the seat to be useful for offroad.

    I wonder if there's some way you could make a design almost like yours,
    but using straight tubing and some more welds - it does look like the
    bending is going to be hard to make.

    Yeah, it isn't *too* heavy; definitely lighter than a T7 since it uses
    less steel. But, in the end, it is steel. An aluminum, or some
    lighter-yet-strong-alloy would be ideal. However, I am limited with
    what I can weld with an oxy-acet torch setup.

    I think straight tubes w/more welds would work; I may end up making
    some of those kinds too at some point. I really just need to figure out
    where I can purchase handlebar stock for fairly cheap (ideally local).
    So far, all my steel has been free, from old bikes that were given to
    me.

    corbin

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  2. 'this place sells stainless steel tubing and regular steel in much more
    shapes and sizes.' (http://aircraftspruce.com/menus/me/index.html)

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    Don't quote me on that.

    Jkohse said:

    ill never go back to 20 again, 24 for life!


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  3. zfreak220 said:

    'this place sells stainless steel tubing and regular steel in much more
    shapes and sizes.' (http://aircraftspruce.com/menus/me/index.html)

    Yeah, I can pretty easily find places online that sell the steel. It is
    more of a question of what kind of steel to use (what thickness), and
    to get something that is cheap. If I bought it there..it would cost
    like $50 just for materials.

    corbin

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  4. well, if you want a lot of bike parts to chop up, you can always buy a
    lot of bikes for cheap off of police auction sites.

    http://www.propertyroom.com/itemdetails.aspx?l=4767748

    11 minutes left on a set of 40 bikes. bound to have something usable
    there. bids currently at 401, so that's about 10 dollars a bike.

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    Don't quote me on that.

    Jkohse said:

    ill never go back to 20 again, 24 for life!


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