It's Not Every Day......You Take a Hacksaw to Your Frame

[charliedid]

We finally got around to lopping off that 2cm I didn't really need. :eek:

[Gummee]

I've thought about doing that to a frame or two, but never pulled the trigger.

M

[charliedid]

I've thought about doing that to a frame or two, but never pulled the trigger.

M

It took some time and thinking. We had a friend who is a woodworker cut the blocks so we knew they were square. Meant to do it earlier this year but the season got ahead of us. Actually came up about 6mm short on that guide so had to freehand the last bit. It just meant more milling but worked out fine.

[purpurite]

awesome. it's just steel, everything can be fixed, if needed. :D

[m_sasso]

Are there non-visible counter sunk screws holding the lower guide plate to the top of the outside wooden block?

[charliedid]

awesome. it's just steel, everything can be fixed, if needed. :D

There is always more bikes :-)

[shoota]

That's awesome! What frame is that?

[charliedid]

Are there non-visible counter sunk screws holding the lower guide plate to the top of the outside wooden block?

You sir are correct.

[charliedid]

That's awesome! What frame is that?

58cm Gunnar Sport. Long story but I used to ride a 56 and ended up with this 58. Fits fine, just too tall up front.

[AngryScientist]

on the other hand, Bilinkey does take hacksaws to people's frames probably close to every day :)

good work, my gunnar sport is one of the finest riding bikes i have had the pleasure of riding. does yours have a steel fork too?

[charliedid]

on the other hand, Bilinkey does take hacksaws to people's frames probably close to every day :)

good work, my gunnar sport is one of the finest riding bikes i have had the pleasure of riding. does yours have a steel fork too?

This is true.

Yes indeed it has a steel fork. Both my Gunnars do.

[Clean39T]

Wish I'd had the gumption to do this to my Peg last year...

Paint come through it okay?

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[charliedid]

Wish I'd had the gumption to do this to my Peg last year...

Paint come through it okay?

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No problem at all. Steady and talented hand (not mine) and a very high quality new blade.

[oldpotatoe]

Good for you. Yup, more than a few Gunnars come with long head tubes but it's just a steel tube, consistent thickness, pretty burley to boot. Thanks for documenting the exercise.

The guy doing the work, what kind of degree does he have?

(An inside joke, how many bike shop people have college degrees..)

[merckx]

I performed this on a couple of Pegs that I once had. A head tube facing tool spiffed it right up.

[mjb266]

That is one hell of a jig. Folks shouldn’t be afraid of this operation, like old spud said. You can pull the upper headset cup, use a set of calipers to scribe a line on the head tube referenced off the existing face, and go slowly with a saw. The facing tool squares it all up nicely. Just make sure you’re not too close to the upper weld.

We finally got around to lopping off that 2cm I didn't really need. :eek:

[charliedid]

Good for you. Yup, more than a few Gunnars come with long head tubes but it's just a steel tube, consistent thickness, pretty burley to boot. Thanks for documenting the exercise.

The guy doing the work, what kind of degree does he have?

(An inside joke, how many bike shop people have college degrees..)

Social Sciences and Architecture.

Just what you need to own a bike shop ;-)

[charliedid]

I performed this on a couple of Pegs that I once had. A head tube facing tool spiffed it right up.

Like

[oldpotatoe]

Social Sciences and Architecture.

Just what you need to own a bike shop ;-)

For sure, with emphasis on children and stress...maybe a minor in finance.

So you have
-cash flow
-personnel management
-inventory control
-cash flow

sown up!!