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Ideate
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Lol nice one!
born-again-biker
Is looking for a 16" bar
I built a workstand out of the old tubing that was my balcony hand rail.....and some scrap steel from work.
https://www.rotorburn.com/forums/showthread.php?305625-The-Franken-Stand!
https://www.rotorburn.com/forums/showthread.php?305625-The-Franken-Stand!
brendonj
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Crazy left field hack - not quite really bike related. One night had a plumbing incident with a very very old tap fitting and needed a square tool. No shops open, so I formed up a tool from part of an old steel bike frame. Did the trick.
The reason I had the frame was a bought it for about $5 for and old and cheap shimano shifter to replace the fork lock out on a rockshox fork. I had a genuine lock out switch, but back then it was rubbish. It would stay locked or open, but would not hold anywhere in between. This worked much better.
The reason I had the frame was a bought it for about $5 for and old and cheap shimano shifter to replace the fork lock out on a rockshox fork. I had a genuine lock out switch, but back then it was rubbish. It would stay locked or open, but would not hold anywhere in between. This worked much better.
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I am obsessed with making crap for my bike, this is my BB tire plug tool. Held in by friction, knocked out with multi tool from other side. PVC pipe, various chainring bolts, washers, tap seal, cut up bread board, araldite. Plug and plug holder from dynaplug tool.
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wkkie
It's Not Easy Being Green
Bit of late night hacking, nothing quite as extravagant as some of the other posts on here, but a hack none the less....
I downloaded and printed the GMBN template (https://www.gmbn.com/imgs/gmbn_mudguard_a4.pdf) and slapped it on a piece of clear plastic (probably a little thicker than a soft drink bottle) that I found under a desk, cut it up and a few hole punches and all good!
I downloaded and printed the GMBN template (https://www.gmbn.com/imgs/gmbn_mudguard_a4.pdf) and slapped it on a piece of clear plastic (probably a little thicker than a soft drink bottle) that I found under a desk, cut it up and a few hole punches and all good!
Ideate
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WarehouseNo27
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One half of an acroprop, 2-4 screws and square piece of timber has served us well for years. Similar to above but a bit more mass.
Ideate
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Good idea. Wish I had one lying around.. They're pretty expensive for something I could weld up.
Gave me another idea to use a stirrup but waste of time really. Might as well screw the wood directly together.
I think I'll just got buy some pipe and plate and get the mig out.
urallwrong
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Rockshox Aluminium Bolt Saver
I've never been a big fan of tapping the aluminium lower fixing bolts on suspension forks and have had this kicking around the tool box as my remedy to a problem that didn't seem to bother anyone else.
A couple of old brake bosses from a frame or fork with a headset top cap giving you a little more real estate to smash. You will need 2 different sizes to plug into each other and the fork.
Not much help for you Fox owners.
I've never been a big fan of tapping the aluminium lower fixing bolts on suspension forks and have had this kicking around the tool box as my remedy to a problem that didn't seem to bother anyone else.
A couple of old brake bosses from a frame or fork with a headset top cap giving you a little more real estate to smash. You will need 2 different sizes to plug into each other and the fork.
Not much help for you Fox owners.
link1896
Mr Greenfield
Nice.
Ive mangled more then a few nuts to the point I now use already mangled nuts. Should glue a deep socket to a nut
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
It doesn't help when you are trying to loosen the air side nut without depressurising the fork 
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link1896
Mr Greenfield
It doesn't help when you are trying to loosen the air side nut without depressurising the fork
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Do you use tire levers on inflated tires too?
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
No, but I'll give it a go! 
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Presume you didnt go through with it as no confession. But if you decide to, recommend you keep eyes and fingers clear of soon to be moving parts!It doesn't help when you are trying to loosen the air side nut without depressurising the fork
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