TAF, JA, or just WTH?

https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/77600002
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Duuuuude! @arlew didn’t you have one of these?

Still do! @BicyclePears ranked it #2 bike of the year behind pengy :slight_smile:

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And @Perlhammered ‘s rock lobster got fourth I think.

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Belongs in the badass bike thread

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i love that bike. and the one for sale seems like a solid deal for such a rare bike.

Interested in picking this up?

Yeah. I’m on a discord with him and he said 500 there. I have a bike box and packing material.

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Well then
Let’s take this to the dms

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https://old.reddit.com/r/xbiking/comments/1hljmnj/weldless_disc_brake_conversion_v2/#lightbox

r/xbiking delivers again.

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where is this person finding rim brake frames to desecrate these days

I got really drunk last night
I didn’t think

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Took me a minute to find the bike with all the adapter

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I got really excited about the idea of high load capable zip-tie on threaded male fittings until I read the thread and realised they are just normal zips with the bolts just resting on top of them.

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But at least they used UV stable zip ties.

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wild that someone with a CNC didn’t measure the frame and machine a precision fit adapter or at least a few metal shims

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I know! That’s the astounding thing to me too is that there’s clearly some ability there to fab things, I am baffled how it came to this.

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@BicyclePears :eyes::face_with_peeking_eye:

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Wait you mean that’s not some awful AliExpress contraption. Someone actually designed and made that thing?

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MTBR is the gift that keeps on giving. Here’s another one:

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