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Old 04-24-2008   #7 (permalink)
Brooks
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Originally Posted by JasonS View Post
..and it has metal floors.. hmmmmm..
Build your own wooden floor, ie pallet, with a sheet of 1/2" plywood and some 2"x4"s. Screw the pieces together with wallboard screws or thru-bolts.

You should chock the front wheel to eliminate forward and sideways motion and the rear wheel to keep the wheels under the bike. Use a ratchet strap on the front wheel to fix its position and two soft straps and ratchet straps to create a soft version of the "Tyre Down" (see previous link). Attach these straps to bolt thru eye hooks in your plywood floor.

With the wheels strongly tied to the wooden floor you only need add some ratchet straps to hard points on the bike as an extra safety precaution. This way you won't have to blow fork seals by over-compressing your shocks and fork and you can let the bike ride on its own suspension.

Again, check out the link above for the "Tyre Down" for visual example.
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