View Full Version : Kool Kat from stuntbike frame
Ashdod Slim
03-01-2008, 05:35 AM
I've been having trouble with a build that I thought would be really easy. Stuntbike (20" wheels, stiff frames, single gear) frames are really easy to find here since local kids go through them so fast. I found a frame that I really liked and tried to fit a 5 sprocket rear wheel into the rear triangle. The hub's like a half inch too wide and the frame won't flex at all! How can I spread the forks uniformly so I don't mess up the alignment?
-Doug
AtomicZombie
03-01-2008, 11:02 AM
Must be one heck of a frame!
Try a threaded rod and a pair of nuts and washers. You might be able to have a helper spread the frame using two small tubes as you drop in the axle as well.
Brad
Wobbly John
03-03-2008, 04:15 PM
This works on frames as well as forks.
http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/%7Etalizmar/xntrick/photos/Fakething3.JPG
AtomicZombie
03-04-2008, 11:45 AM
Yes, indeed - that looks effortless. Good one.
Never send a man to do a machine's job!
Brad