Official Ghetto Parts Thread

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Official Ghetto Parts Thread
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flag iffy
Posted: Mar 16, 2013 at 6:04 Quote
had a block of wood and a chisel but ran out of cable tiesWink

hacked raceface atlas FR guide handy hole on the frame and a couple of avids nasty CPS washers FTW
flag turtlesauce2000
Posted: May 31, 2013 at 2:56 Quote
Not mine but definitely prime material for this thread lol

Welding Level Bombproof
flag dingus
Posted: May 31, 2013 at 3:58 Quote
Gave my MRP Lopes a Mozartt remix

Fixed my MRP Lopes with part of a Mozartt WG.
flag newfie-rides
Posted: May 31, 2013 at 5:06 Quote
I don't have a close up pic atm, and I'm currently in science class but I have a hanemade sprocket/chain guard. (I'm lff, so it's on the bottom when I ride)
Little bit of new shit fiend team bars 8.5 the set wrangler stem 4 shadow little ones pegs put my fbm hubguard on raised seat and threw my haro seat back on. Also re-modded sprocket guard to fit my tree OG sprocket.
flag nicktopic
Posted: Jun 2, 2013 at 0:37 Quote
is there any more detail on how to do this besides whats said on the hucking kitty site??? step by step pictures maybe
Mr-Magura wrote:
Turning a lower end Shimano brake, into a higher end Shimano brake. The Zent mod.

http://www.huckingkitty.com/node/9


Magura Smile


Shimano Zent modded brake lever.
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Posted: Jun 2, 2013 at 1:11 Quote
nicktopic wrote:
is there any more detail on how to do this besides whats said on the hucking kitty site??? step by step pictures maybe
Mr-Magura wrote:
Turning a lower end Shimano brake, into a higher end Shimano brake. The Zent mod.

http://www.huckingkitty.com/node/9


Magura Smile


Shimano Zent modded brake lever.

What part of the guide on HuckingKitty do you find hard to understand?



Magura Smile
flag nicktopic
Posted: Jun 2, 2013 at 2:18 Quote
the bite point adjuster bolt, how far do you screw it in and how exactly does it would
Mr-Magura wrote:
nicktopic wrote:
is there any more detail on how to do this besides whats said on the hucking kitty site??? step by step pictures maybe
Mr-Magura wrote:
Turning a lower end Shimano brake, into a higher end Shimano brake. The Zent mod.

http://www.huckingkitty.com/node/9


Magura Smile


Shimano Zent modded brake lever.

What part of the guide on HuckingKitty do you find hard to understand?



Magura Smile
flag Mr-Magura
Posted: Jun 2, 2013 at 5:53 Quote
[Quote="nicktopic"]the bite point adjuster bolt, how far do you screw it in and how exactly does it would [Quote="Mr-Magura"]
nicktopic wrote:
is there any more detail on how to do this besides whats said on the hucking kitty site??? step by step pictures maybe



On the photo you can see how much longer it is, than the bolt you remove.

As for how it works, you can read that in any of the Shimano XT/XTR/Saint manuals.


Magura Smile
flag fastboyslim
Posted: Jun 3, 2013 at 15:06 Quote
After about an hour and no finger prints on my left hand the spacer is an equal 1mm all round.

My ghetto fix was an easy one. Using a new angle headset on my bike given to me by a mate I found that I needed a 1mm spacer to stop the sealed top cap from fouling my steering. I got some old seat post and cut a 2mm section off. i then pressed a cut off steering tube section into the seat post and made a collar of 1mm. Putting the 2mm cut of piece on to the collared section I filed the spacer down to 1mm.

Just before anyone says it, my local bike shops don't sell any spacers smaller than 3mm.
flag nwthumbs
Posted: Jun 3, 2013 at 16:21 Quote
not a bad job Salute most shops wont have spacers bellow 5mm often times. unless it's a high end road shop.
flag dingus
Posted: Jun 13, 2013 at 11:13 Quote
My hardtail frame didn't have bottle cage mounts so I had to go all ghetto on its ass. I Velcro'd the fame and the bottle cage with self adhesive Velcro then drilled holes in the bottle cage so I could zip-tie it on. The velcro stops it from sliding around and the zip-ties stop the cage from coming off when you remove the bottle.

Bottle cage bodge.
flag SebAshwell
Posted: Jun 13, 2013 at 12:35 Quote
dingus wrote:
My hardtail frame didn't have bottle cage mounts so I had to go all ghetto on its ass. I Velcro'd the fame and the bottle cage with self adhesive Velcro then drilled holes in the bottle cage so I could zip-tie it on. The velcro stops it from sliding around and the zip-ties stop the cage from coming off when you remove the bottle.

Bottle cage bodge.
you know you can buy straps that means you can mount it for less than £3
flag newfie-rides
Posted: Jun 13, 2013 at 12:37 Quote
SebAshwell wrote:
dingus wrote:
My hardtail frame didn't have bottle cage mounts so I had to go all ghetto on its ass. I Velcro'd the fame and the bottle cage with self adhesive Velcro then drilled holes in the bottle cage so I could zip-tie it on. The velcro stops it from sliding around and the zip-ties stop the cage from coming off when you remove the bottle.

Bottle cage bodge.
you know you can buy straps that means you can mount it for less than £3
Where's the fun in that?
flag iffy
Posted: Jun 13, 2013 at 12:47 Quote
SebAshwell wrote:
dingus wrote:
My hardtail frame didn't have bottle cage mounts so I had to go all ghetto on its ass. I Velcro'd the fame and the bottle cage with self adhesive Velcro then drilled holes in the bottle cage so I could zip-tie it on. The velcro stops it from sliding around and the zip-ties stop the cage from coming off when you remove the bottle.

Bottle cage bodge.
you know you can buy a pint of Tennents for less than £3

FYP
flag dingus
Posted: Jun 13, 2013 at 13:29 Quote
SebAshwell wrote:
Bottle cage bodge.
you know you can buy straps that means you can mount it for less than £3[/Quote]

Link me bro.

 


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