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Post by omuprajturik on Aug 18, 2009 0:33:23 GMT -5
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Post by chanito on Aug 18, 2009 6:06:55 GMT -5
 Oh man! I LOVE IT. Great idea ;D ;D 
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Post by BlueRidgeRuckůs on Aug 18, 2009 10:11:27 GMT -5
great idea.. more info on what parts you are using.. that would save my back lol
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Post by omuprajturik on Aug 18, 2009 10:53:14 GMT -5
dunno the parts , but all i know is that i drilled two holes into the the seat frame , got two springs from tho 5 year old bikes and that was it
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Post by Kami no Chiizu on Aug 18, 2009 15:18:19 GMT -5
I certainly think that calls for more pix and more info.
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Post by thisismikefox on Aug 18, 2009 18:04:50 GMT -5
Yes, we need profile pics so we can see better how it's mounted.
What seat frame did you use? stock or a lowered model?
How much difference does it make?
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Post by omuprajturik on Aug 18, 2009 20:50:12 GMT -5
Ok. So first of all the seat is the standard type and because i`m a cheepass and do not want spend any money on look stuff from stores i prefer to make it my own . First i wanted to do a lowered seat but a friend of mine came up with the idea so we cut the back parts with a grinder and then drilled a hole in the metal that was left. By an extraordinary coincidence the shocks were almost the same size. I don`t actually use them for comfort but if u want to it`s pretty easy. i899.photobucket.com/albums/ac198/omuprajturik/DSCF1863.jpgThe point of removing the lower bolt is that the seat will pivot on the other two and will not bend . And that`s all folks . PS i have no idea what kind of spring they are but i got them of two bicycles that i got for 2 bucks off a yard sale |
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Post by animalseventysix on Apr 13, 2010 20:42:12 GMT -5
this is a GREAT mod! i wonder if the rockshox on my old bike would work for this?
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Post by Dandy Dan on Apr 15, 2010 1:23:15 GMT -5
Basically any two shocks that are very close in length would work. You wouldn't want them too long though or they'd jack up the back of the frame. Really cheap bike rear shocks tend to suck though so there might not be much of an improvement.
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Post by 5occrider on Jul 5, 2010 3:11:45 GMT -5
great stuff am going to that soon. need to go to more yard sales
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Post by bowery4 on Jan 27, 2011 8:03:14 GMT -5
I have been thinking of doing this for 4 years  did you do anything to make the front pivot? I had the idea of welding rod bearings on the end of the 2 tubes. |
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Post by animalseventysix on Feb 2, 2011 14:44:32 GMT -5
the pics are gone, but i think he just took the upper bolts out of the front so that it'd pivot on the lower bolts. kinda ghetto, but it works. i think i'd add nyloks to the bottom bolts to keep them from backing off too much.
properly done, of course, would require some bearings or bushings welded on the bottom of the front frame.
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