Hello! My conversion donor has a frame geometry such that the seat is relatively high. The height is not a problem as such, but the bottom bracket could probably be higher relative to the seat. This can obviously be accomplished by shortening the adjustable tube, that is, swinging the bottom bracket upwards. I order to have a comfortable distance to the pedals the seat must then move backwards. There is some room for that if I play around with the seat post supporting the back of the seat. However, is this a problem? Does the distance from the head tube to the seat matter? The weight distribution moves a little but except from that?
Seat posistion relative to head tube
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John Tolhurst
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It will be managable, to have
It will be managable, to have the seat back further, from a riding perspective. Not as good as being forward, but still quite ridable.
John
It will be managable, to have the seat back further, from a riding perspective. Not as good as being forward, but still quite ridable.
John
This is how I ended up. It is
This is how I ended up. It is rideable but more difficult than before (based on a few laps around a car park). I will ponder this a bit. Perhaps I need to find a new donor.
Would it be a good idea to make an extension to the deralieur-hanger bracket so that the stay up to the bottom bracket becomes longer?
This is how I ended up. It is rideable but more difficult than before (based on a few laps around a car park). I will ponder this a bit. Perhaps I need to find a new donor.
Would it be a good idea to make an extension to the deralieur-hanger bracket so that the stay up to the bottom bracket becomes longer?
Hi!
I finally put the new
Hi!
I finally put the new frame on the bike (kit). It was before the summer (but a year later tha originally thought).
I now have the odd problem that I pulling the wheel out of the front fork bracket when I try to pedal. Thsi is odd and it seems that the Quick Release is not powerful enough, but I have thightened it beyond the point it be called quick release and I have tried more than one wheel.
What can cause this?
I am considering filing a little semi-circle in the groove so the axle can settle in.
Any ideas?
Regards,
I finally put the new
Hi!
I finally put the new frame on the bike (kit). It was before the summer (but a year later tha originally thought).
I now have the odd problem that I pulling the wheel out of the front fork bracket when I try to pedal. Thsi is odd and it seems that the Quick Release is not powerful enough, but I have thightened it beyond the point it be called quick release and I have tried more than one wheel.
What can cause this?
I am considering filing a little semi-circle in the groove so the axle can settle in.
Any ideas?
Regards,
John Tolhurst
Zen MBB Master
Yes, you can test the idea
Yes, you can test the idea that the axle is too long for the dropout widths wtih a washer, if you want.
Yes, you can test the idea that the axle is too long for the dropout widths wtih a washer, if you want.
