Triumphrat

Spooner · 06-03-2006

The most excellent gentleman TBSstunta tipped me about JB Weld....so I went off and found a similar product over here!

I went at the hanger with pretty much all of this stuff I could get my hands on (..not really). After 5 minutes it was holding together...after 2 hours I could probably have thrown the hanger into a brick wall and it still would have held together. Being a man of precaution I wasn't satisfied so I wound 2000 rounds of ductape around it as well.... :-D
Ain't nothing around a little ductape can't handle! :upthumb:

Put the hanger on the bike and everything seems to be in excellent order. It won't last an eternity...but if it holds up for a week or two I'll be laughing!

EDIT: No matter how ingenious my previous ghetto fix was..I wasn't entirely pleased with it...the gap between my creation and the shift pedal was just too big for it to be a tip top
solution.

Anyhoooo...I'm off to a barbecue!! :flam:

[ This message was edited by: Spooner on 2006-06-03 15:27 ]

TexasTri · 06-03-2006

JBWeld is a great product, but the tensile strenght is not enough to last forever. You can probably take that to a metal fabrication shop that welds aluminum and they can fix you right up, a little black paint and you'll be good as new.

On second thought I doubt that is aluminum, probably cast steel, you can check with a magnet. That would make it even easier to find someone to weld it back together and it would probably be stronger than it was when new.

MickMaguire · 06-04-2006

It's aluminum, or an alloy thereof.

Be careful how much weight you put on it Spooner. I think I wouldnt trust JB weld / plastic padding (or whatever it was you used) to withstand standing on the pegs over bumps.

Spooner · 06-04-2006

Quote:

On 2006-06-04 08:51, MickMaguire wrote:
It's aluminum, or an alloy thereof.

Be careful how much weight you put on it Spooner. I think I wouldnt trust JB weld / plastic padding (or whatever it was you used) to withstand standing on the pegs over bumps.

I shall dance like a butterfly and sting like a bee! :upthumb:

I should have my rearsets by the end of next week so if it holds up for a week
I'm more than pleased!