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Originally Posted by SingleSpeeDemon
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Originally Posted by SingleSpeeDemon
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Originally Posted by br995
I'm interested to hear how that holds up.
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Did you staple it down? Just use a staple gun?
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Originally Posted by queerpunk
that came out looking very good. if i did it, i'd be afraid of getting lumps, bubbles, and ridges in it.
The original cover had a sewn in edge around the lower edge which allowed for smooth easy attachment. I had to carefully pleat and trip the vintly on the bottom using an X-Acto and then finally I sealed the edges with a smelly type of glue meant for reapiring leather, vinyl, etc to ensure a stong bond.
Trust me, it's easier than you'd think.
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Originally Posted by br995
Did you staple it down? Just use a staple gun?
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https://www.bikexprt.com/bicycle/tension.htm ended up answering my own question, an article on wheel truing based on musical tones. i'm now practicing daily to try and perfect this method...
edit: seems to me i knocked my front wheel out of true. i guess i'm just gonna take a class on this ****.
edit: seems to me i knocked my front wheel out of true. i guess i'm just gonna take a class on this ****.
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Originally Posted by andre nickatina
https://www.bikexprt.com/bicycle/tension.htm ended up answering my own question, an article on wheel truing based on musical tones. i'm now practicing daily to try and perfect this method...
edit: seems to me i knocked my front wheel out of true. i guess i'm just gonna take a class on this ****.
edit: seems to me i knocked my front wheel out of true. i guess i'm just gonna take a class on this ****.
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Originally Posted by Aeroplane
Surprise surprise. A truing stand costs a lot less and works a lot better.
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the pitch chart on that site doesn't mention crossings. that seem weird to anyone else? you'd think # of crossings would have an effect on pitch.
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Originally Posted by killsurfcity
the pitch chart on that site doesn't mention crossings. that seem weird to anyone else? you'd think # of crossings would have an effect on pitch.
Originally Posted by Tha article
If spokes are laced, pluck them where they cross. You will be listening to the sound of two spokes at once.
If the tension of two laced spokes is very different, you will hear a dull thud. Pull the spokes across each other with your fingers to see which one is looser. Lift the looser spoke away to pluck the tighter one alone and check its pitch.
If the tension of two laced spokes is very different, you will hear a dull thud. Pull the spokes across each other with your fingers to see which one is looser. Lift the looser spoke away to pluck the tighter one alone and check its pitch.
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Originally Posted by Rikardi151
no matter the crossings, spokes should only touch one other spoke.
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Make some DIY Toshi double straps
I made some Toshi-style double toe straps! :
(Click on the pictures if you want to increase the size)
Materials:
Leather strap (mine is a leather guitar strap)
Scissors
Rivets (or nuts and bolts if you're super-duper DIY)
Drill bit to make holes in the straps (I used the tip of an X-acto knife)
DIY_toshis_1.jpg
Step 1: Cut the strap into lengths about 12"
Step 2: Remove a section from the middle of the strap so that you leave two strips thin enough to fit in your pedals. Also leave a section uncut at the ends of the strips about 4" long.
DIY_toshis_2.jpg
Step 3: Remove a very small section from the middle of that large tab you previously left uncut so that you can secure the clips for the straps.
DIY_toshis_4.jpg
Thread the tab strips through the strap clips and secure them somehow (I used bolts and nuts because I'm ghetto fab like that...).
DIY_toshis_5.jpg
Thread the straps through the pedals and rock your new DIY Toshis!
DIY_toshis_6.jpg
DIY_toshis_7.jpg
(Click on the pictures if you want to increase the size)
Materials:
Leather strap (mine is a leather guitar strap)
Scissors
Rivets (or nuts and bolts if you're super-duper DIY)
Drill bit to make holes in the straps (I used the tip of an X-acto knife)
DIY_toshis_1.jpg
Step 1: Cut the strap into lengths about 12"
Step 2: Remove a section from the middle of the strap so that you leave two strips thin enough to fit in your pedals. Also leave a section uncut at the ends of the strips about 4" long.
DIY_toshis_2.jpg
Step 3: Remove a very small section from the middle of that large tab you previously left uncut so that you can secure the clips for the straps.
DIY_toshis_4.jpg
Thread the tab strips through the strap clips and secure them somehow (I used bolts and nuts because I'm ghetto fab like that...).
DIY_toshis_5.jpg
Thread the straps through the pedals and rock your new DIY Toshis!
DIY_toshis_6.jpg
DIY_toshis_7.jpg
Last edited by hockeyteeth; 02-25-07 at 02:07 AM.
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To the forum's more discerning and fastidious mechanics and DIYers, please disregard the fact that I am using those crappy, plastic Well-Go cages... I am poor and haven't found enough change in the parking lot of my LBS to buy Cristophe cages.
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I think you mounted your buckles backwards. They should be facing the outside, not the inside of your pedals.
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Originally Posted by swampy
I think you mounted your buckles backwards. They should be facing the outside, not the inside of your pedals.
Last edited by hockeyteeth; 02-25-07 at 09:49 AM.
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ooo man, i just bought some new double toshi. but u did a great job. id say cut those straps a lil shorter or you could keep the cool streamer look
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Originally Posted by Gyeswho
ooo man, i just bought some new double toshi. but u did a great job. id say cut those straps a lil shorter or you could keep the cool streamer look
*note to self: Double-check all pictures for 4:00 AM rushed mistakes or you will be called out on each one.
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Originally Posted by hockeyteeth
Rivets (or nuts and bolts if you're super-duper DIY)
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Originally Posted by marqueemoon
How are these working out? They look like they might hurt your feet or at least mess up your shoes.
DIY_toshis_8.jpg
Last edited by hockeyteeth; 02-27-07 at 12:06 AM.
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you can get a rivet set for cheap from tandy leather
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Originally Posted by hockeyteeth
I made the heads face the inside of the straps so it's really only 1/16" inch off from flush with the strap. I think the bolts are the only thing ghetto about the straps, but I don't know how else to secure the clips.
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