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SkyknightJohn said:
I have just bought a few of the larger drum brakes and they are significantly bigger than the ones I have been using.
I will be fitting them to my next ebike build. Thanks for the heads up.
Custom Cruiser II
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I have just bought a few of the larger drum brakes and they are significantly bigger than the ones I have been using.
I will be fitting them to my next ebike build. Thanks for the heads up.
SkyknightJohn
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Glad to help. I've been happy with mine.
The rest of the bike... not so much. There are some geometry issues: front-rear alignment 'not-quite-right'; rake and trail off just enough that the steering is 'not-quite-right.' Neither is dangerous or floppy, but after awhile of riding, I'm left with an unsatiisfied feeling rather than the 'getting better and better' feeling. It's to the point of chalking this project up to a learning experience.
It is THE LAST frame I will build without an alignment jig. I built a frame over on RatRodBikes http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/boten-the-scrapper.93043/ (still incomplete) that got me off my butt to make a jig. The alignment on that frame is spot on. Go fugure. Other things going on in Life, too, so CCII is essentially dead, although it is still assembled and rideable. You'll see the parts come around to something else eventually.
The rest of the bike... not so much. There are some geometry issues: front-rear alignment 'not-quite-right'; rake and trail off just enough that the steering is 'not-quite-right.' Neither is dangerous or floppy, but after awhile of riding, I'm left with an unsatiisfied feeling rather than the 'getting better and better' feeling. It's to the point of chalking this project up to a learning experience.
It is THE LAST frame I will build without an alignment jig. I built a frame over on RatRodBikes http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/boten-the-scrapper.93043/ (still incomplete) that got me off my butt to make a jig. The alignment on that frame is spot on. Go fugure. Other things going on in Life, too, so CCII is essentially dead, although it is still assembled and rideable. You'll see the parts come around to something else eventually.
