Bike Mechanics Impart Their Wisdom On Vorb

slidecontrol · *by **slidecontrol** on Mon 9/Jun/08 7:48pm*

[Bike Shop X] were not much better as bike folk either, trying to tell me a merida warp 9 frame was carbon, and that they could 'make it fit' my partner, when it was clearly too large for her.

Nordy · *by **Nordy** on Mon 9/Jun/08 8:04pm*

Off course you can make it fit. Just put a 40mm stem on it, turn the seatpost back to front, and drop the seat right down. You may need to fit pedal blocks as well.

pushbikerider · *by **pushbikerider** on Mon 9/Jun/08 8:11pm*

Nordy wrote:
slidecontrol wrote: it always amazes me the number of people in general, who drive like muppets in branded vehicles.

you don't always see the plates, but the signwriting tends to stick in the mind.

P.s. the Tauranga rocket team were not much better as bike folk either, trying to tell me a merida warp 9 frame was carbon, and that they could 'make it fit' my partner, when it was clearly too large for her.

Off course you can make it fit. Just put a 40mm stem on it, turn the seatpost back to front, and drop the seat right down. You may need to fit pedal blocks as well.

Fit the stem round the wrong way (ie to shorten the top tube) and get a few of the big zip ties that come with the bike out of the box, and zip tie the seat to the Top Tube

slidecontrol · *by **slidecontrol** on Mon 9/Jun/08 8:17pm*

pushbikerider wrote:
Nordy wrote:
slidecontrol wrote: it always amazes me the number of people in general, who drive like muppets in branded vehicles.

you don't always see the plates, but the signwriting tends to stick in the mind.

P.s. the Tauranga rocket team were not much better as bike folk either, trying to tell me a merida warp 9 frame was carbon, and that they could 'make it fit' my partner, when it was clearly too large for her.

Off course you can make it fit. Just put a 40mm stem on it, turn the seatpost back to front, and drop the seat right down. You may need to fit pedal blocks as well.

Fit the stem round the wrong way (ie to shorten the top tube) and get a few of the big zip ties that come with the bike out of the box, and zip tie the seat to the Top Tube

you guys!

Mr_Bob · *by **Mr_Bob** on Mon 9/Jun/08 9:06pm*

pushbikerider wrote:
Nordy wrote:
slidecontrol wrote: it always amazes me the number of people in general, who drive like muppets in branded vehicles.

you don't always see the plates, but the signwriting tends to stick in the mind.

P.s. the Tauranga rocket team were not much better as bike folk either, trying to tell me a merida warp 9 frame was carbon, and that they could 'make it fit' my partner, when it was clearly too large for her.

Off course you can make it fit. Just put a 40mm stem on it, turn the seatpost back to front, and drop the seat right down. You may need to fit pedal blocks as well.

Fit the stem round the wrong way (ie to shorten the top tube) and get a few of the big zip ties that come with the bike out of the box, and zip tie the seat to the Top Tube

Or you could cut a section out of the top tube and araldite the seat post directly to the top tube :thumbsup:

musket · *by **musket** on Mon 9/Jun/08 9:09pm*

Mr_Bob wrote:
pushbikerider wrote:
Nordy wrote:
slidecontrol wrote: it always amazes me the number of people in general, who drive like muppets in branded vehicles.

you don't always see the plates, but the signwriting tends to stick in the mind.

P.s. the Tauranga rocket team were not much better as bike folk either, trying to tell me a merida warp 9 frame was carbon, and that they could 'make it fit' my partner, when it was clearly too large for her.

Off course you can make it fit. Just put a 40mm stem on it, turn the seatpost back to front, and drop the seat right down. You may need to fit pedal blocks as well.

Fit the stem round the wrong way (ie to shorten the top tube) and get a few of the big zip ties that come with the bike out of the box, and zip tie the seat to the Top Tube

Or you could cut a section out of the top tube and araldite the seat post directly to the top tube

You can't be serious Bob?

SlackBoy · *by **SlackBoy** on Mon 9/Jun/08 9:11pm*

musket wrote:
Mr_Bob wrote:
pushbikerider wrote:
Nordy wrote:
slidecontrol wrote: it always amazes me the number of people in general, who drive like muppets in branded vehicles.

you don't always see the plates, but the signwriting tends to stick in the mind.

P.s. the Tauranga rocket team were not much better as bike folk either, trying to tell me a merida warp 9 frame was carbon, and that they could 'make it fit' my partner, when it was clearly too large for her.

Off course you can make it fit. Just put a 40mm stem on it, turn the seatpost back to front, and drop the seat right down. You may need to fit pedal blocks as well.

Fit the stem round the wrong way (ie to shorten the top tube) and get a few of the big zip ties that come with the bike out of the box, and zip tie the seat to the Top Tube

Or you could cut a section out of the top tube and araldite the seat post directly to the top tube

You can't be serious Bob?

He should know better. F2 glue so you can remove it and replace it when the sides get scuffed up

musket · *by **musket** on Mon 9/Jun/08 9:11pm*

Could you really do that?

SlackBoy · *by **SlackBoy** on Mon 9/Jun/08 9:14pm*

with the right solvents and appropiate sized hammer, anything is possible

Mr_Bob · *by **Mr_Bob** on Mon 9/Jun/08 9:14pm*

musket wrote:
Mr_Bob wrote:
pushbikerider wrote:
Nordy wrote:
slidecontrol wrote: it always amazes me the number of people in general, who drive like muppets in branded vehicles.

you don't always see the plates, but the signwriting tends to stick in the mind.

P.s. the Tauranga rocket team were not much better as bike folk either, trying to tell me a merida warp 9 frame was carbon, and that they could 'make it fit' my partner, when it was clearly too large for her.

Off course you can make it fit. Just put a 40mm stem on it, turn the seatpost back to front, and drop the seat right down. You may need to fit pedal blocks as well.

Fit the stem round the wrong way (ie to shorten the top tube) and get a few of the big zip ties that come with the bike out of the box, and zip tie the seat to the Top Tube

Or you could cut a section out of the top tube and araldite the seat post directly to the top tube

You can't be serious Bob?

[sarcasm] It's ok, It's carbon fibre, it's strong enough, it'll handle the torsional forces* :thumbsup:

[sarcasm/end]

Chickenman · *by **Chickenman** on Mon 9/Jun/08 9:14pm*

SlackBoy wrote:
musket wrote:
Mr_Bob wrote:
pushbikerider wrote:
Nordy wrote:
slidecontrol wrote: it always amazes me the number of people in general, who drive like muppets in branded vehicles.

you don't always see the plates, but the signwriting tends to stick in the mind.

P.s. the Tauranga rocket team were not much better as bike folk either, trying to tell me a merida warp 9 frame was carbon, and that they could 'make it fit' my partner, when it was clearly too large for her.

Off course you can make it fit. Just put a 40mm stem on it, turn the seatpost back to front, and drop the seat right down. You may need to fit pedal blocks as well.

Fit the stem round the wrong way (ie to shorten the top tube) and get a few of the big zip ties that come with the bike out of the box, and zip tie the seat to the Top Tube

Or you could cut a section out of the top tube and araldite the seat post directly to the top tube

You can't be serious Bob?
He should know better. F2 glue so you can remove it and replace it when the sides get scuffed up

F2 also comes in larger quantities, so can be used to make fairings to improve aerodynamics.

Oli · *by **Oli** on Mon 9/Jun/08 9:14pm*

musket wrote: Could you really do that?

Yes, it's a commonly used ploy when a bike is too big. In fact, this is one of my primary ways of getting bikes to fit ~~short-arses~~ my smaller clients. I call it the "cut, glue and fit" method. :thumbsup:

musket · *by **musket** on Mon 9/Jun/08 9:17pm*

Oh - it sounds like the hit it harder until it comes loose trick?

I thought carbon would flare?

Oli · *by **Oli** on Mon 9/Jun/08 9:19pm*

Hmmm, I hadn't thought about that... :huh:

Mr_Bob · *by **Mr_Bob** on Mon 9/Jun/08 9:19pm*

Chickenman wrote:
SlackBoy wrote:
musket wrote:
You can't be serious Bob?
He should know better. F2 glue so you can remove it and replace it when the sides get scuffed up

F2 also comes in larger quantities, so can be used to make fairings to improve aerodynamics.

I'm sorry, what was I thinking :huh:

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