My latest conglomeration.
Frame is a 24" Schwinn DX(?) that i picked up in primer. I noticed some vise marks on the rear stays and figured it had been tweaked a bit. further inspection showed some wear on the seat stay from a tire. After some frame alignment i fould that while the rear drop outs were in line that the upper parts of the seat stays were a 1/2" out, this thing probably got run over or something.
damage on stays:
Sorry i didn't take any photos of the cutting and welding, basically just cut out the original stays, and then removed a set from a Jazz Vertical MTB (in florescent orange). After a bunch of measuring and doublechecking, tacked them in place. To make it strong i drilled pairs of holes at the axle end of the stays, inserted a cut off bolt that just fit and plug welded. This gave me some extra material to weld to the sides of the drop outs. For the finishing touch, i cut off the round ends from the original stays and attached to the new ones. A bit of grinding and paint and here you go:
Rear super skidding action to be supplied by Magura Hydraulics!
Frame is a 24" Schwinn DX(?) that i picked up in primer. I noticed some vise marks on the rear stays and figured it had been tweaked a bit. further inspection showed some wear on the seat stay from a tire. After some frame alignment i fould that while the rear drop outs were in line that the upper parts of the seat stays were a 1/2" out, this thing probably got run over or something.
damage on stays:
Sorry i didn't take any photos of the cutting and welding, basically just cut out the original stays, and then removed a set from a Jazz Vertical MTB (in florescent orange). After a bunch of measuring and doublechecking, tacked them in place. To make it strong i drilled pairs of holes at the axle end of the stays, inserted a cut off bolt that just fit and plug welded. This gave me some extra material to weld to the sides of the drop outs. For the finishing touch, i cut off the round ends from the original stays and attached to the new ones. A bit of grinding and paint and here you go:
Rear super skidding action to be supplied by Magura Hydraulics!