No, it’s not what you’re after but itproves bikes with longer reach exist.
Of course they do. Thing is, I can't afford a new bike and last time I bought a cheap frame it cost me £5-600 to build up right because of all the new bits I needed. And that was 'only' an XC bike, beefy enduro type bikes are more expensive.
Maybe I could get an Enduro style bike built up for £500 or whatever, but that's still a lot more than some alu plate and a bit of carbon wrap, isn't it? And if the bodge fails, well I can get a new frame then.
Apologies but I N R A T S ........
If you used a steel BB shell (courtesy of your local skip) and the BB plates idea you could weld on some mounts to the new BB shell and put a u-bolt shackle around the seat tube. You would probably need to brace the front face of the seat tube to spread the load but this could be thin and glued in place. You could then use the epoxy/kevlar to wrap it all up. This way you would at least have metal taking the load and if you were feeling fancy could even braze the bolts on the shackle to stop them shifting.
I<span style="font-size: 0.8rem;">'d rather muck around with the BB that ht. If the ht mods fail that is serious. BB mod failing is just crushed bollocks.</span>
Just hold on to it for another year.
LLS is about to trend out because everyone has one now, so the industry is about to rediscover SSS (Short, Squat, and Steep), they'll put some fast freak on one, and so obviously that will be what everyone needs..
They're just waiting for the last holdout Orange frame to be modified to LLS...
You read it here first.
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Great idea BTW. I love a good bodge.
One thing to consider,
If you're doing this because you can't afford to replace the frame, what are you going to do when it goes breasts uppermost and it's irreparable?
what are you going to do when it goes breasts uppermost and it’s irreparable?
Acetone. Already telt us, that.
A frame should only need a headset, seat post tops. If building from new, yes it costs more but just transferring everything over is cheap enough, you're talking sundries. 26 doesn't have that many standards.
You could just shorten your arms. Bone saws are cheap, & skin grows back once the bone fuses back together.
Right. I decided to do a temporary bodge held in place just enough to see if it actually rides the way I want. So I placed an ad for an old junker on our local FB page and I got an offer!
The project has now entered the proof-of-concept phase!
First ride needs to be live streamed - just in case!
You could just shorten your arms
