Comments on: White Brothers Rock Solid 29: Installation http://twentynineinches.com/2006/12/21/white-brothers-rock-solid-29-installation/ 29er Bike Reviews, Rumors and News Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:24:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mon3y Mike http://twentynineinches.com/2006/12/21/white-brothers-rock-solid-29-installation/#comment-5559 Mon3y Mike Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:55:07 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2006/12/21/white-brothers-rock-solid-29-installation/#comment-5559 Wow.... maybe it's just me, but I haven't taken my bikes to the Shop for anything aside from frame customizations and new powdercoating. The same rule applies to forks as it does to construction. Measure twice, cut once... Maybe I'm just lucky? Wow…. maybe it’s just me, but I haven’t taken my bikes to the Shop for anything aside from frame customizations and new powdercoating. The same rule applies to forks as it does to construction. Measure twice, cut once…

Maybe I’m just lucky?

]]> By: Vecsus http://twentynineinches.com/2006/12/21/white-brothers-rock-solid-29-installation/#comment-5550 Vecsus Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:52:13 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2006/12/21/white-brothers-rock-solid-29-installation/#comment-5550 cutting a fork to size is a job is CAN do on my own but one I WON'T do on my own. I always bring my entire bike into the shop when I have a fork that needs to be sized. I like having a second (or third) set of eyes on the bike to make sure the cut is right. A good mechanic will be able to assess my stem and bar height and make suggestions on proper fit. I once knew a guy, decent mechanic, that measured in the wrong direction and made the cut way too short and runied the fork. Yes, it was a stupid mistake but we can all make them. A shop will use the proper tools and take the time to make sure the cut is right. If something gets messed up then they are responsible for fixing it or replacing the fork. cutting a fork to size is a job is CAN do on my own but one I WON’T do on my own. I always bring my entire bike into the shop when I have a fork that needs to be sized. I like having a second (or third) set of eyes on the bike to make sure the cut is right. A good mechanic will be able to assess my stem and bar height and make suggestions on proper fit.

I once knew a guy, decent mechanic, that measured in the wrong direction and made the cut way too short and runied the fork. Yes, it was a stupid mistake but we can all make them.

A shop will use the proper tools and take the time to make sure the cut is right. If something gets messed up then they are responsible for fixing it or replacing the fork.

]]> By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2006/12/21/white-brothers-rock-solid-29-installation/#comment-5533 Guitar Ted Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:14:33 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2006/12/21/white-brothers-rock-solid-29-installation/#comment-5533 wolfy: Hacksaw and guide will yeild absolutely no lip or burr if used properly. I find alot of folks have no idea how to cut properly with a hacksaw, much less how to properly orientate the cutting teeth when installing the blade. I'm sure a ham fisted mechanic could find a way to screw it up using your $9.50 tool if given a chance. My viewpoint: your mileage may vary! wolfy: Hacksaw and guide will yeild absolutely no lip or burr if used properly. I find alot of folks have no idea how to cut properly with a hacksaw, much less how to properly orientate the cutting teeth when installing the blade.

I’m sure a ham fisted mechanic could find a way to screw it up using your $9.50 tool if given a chance.

My viewpoint: your mileage may vary!

]]> By: wolfy http://twentynineinches.com/2006/12/21/white-brothers-rock-solid-29-installation/#comment-5529 wolfy Fri, 22 Dec 2006 01:13:08 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2006/12/21/white-brothers-rock-solid-29-installation/#comment-5529 I don't get a lip. Done a Reba and a Fox with alu tubes, get a minor lip on the niside, but nothing the starnut can'y push out of the way. Even carbon handlebars cut nice with a pipecutter. $9.00 @ lowes. -M I don’t get a lip. Done a Reba and a Fox with alu tubes, get a minor lip on the niside, but nothing the starnut can’y push out of the way. Even carbon handlebars cut nice with a pipecutter. $9.00 @ lowes.

-M

]]> By: harold http://twentynineinches.com/2006/12/21/white-brothers-rock-solid-29-installation/#comment-5528 harold Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:54:35 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2006/12/21/white-brothers-rock-solid-29-installation/#comment-5528 As far as I know that's the most efficient way to do it. All the shops I know of do it with a slotted guide and a hacksaw. That fork has an aluminum steerer tube and even a really sharp pipe cutter would put a nasty lip on the top of the tube when cutting. As far as I know that’s the most efficient way to do it. All the shops I know of do it with a slotted guide and a hacksaw. That fork has an aluminum steerer tube and even a really sharp pipe cutter would put a nasty lip on the top of the tube when cutting.

]]> By: wolfy http://twentynineinches.com/2006/12/21/white-brothers-rock-solid-29-installation/#comment-5526 wolfy Thu, 21 Dec 2006 22:11:46 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2006/12/21/white-brothers-rock-solid-29-installation/#comment-5526 Why would you use a hacksaw to cut pipe? -M Why would you use a hacksaw to cut pipe?

-M

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