Can part of that forsk also be a beard comb
How about a front rack that doesn’t suck and ticks allll the tarck boxes
Cheap dyno setup.
In process. Waiting on handmade samples.
I will 3d print you this for Tarckmas
I don’t know if it’s a tarck box, but one of my must-haves in a rack is “made by me”, so I doubt that VO will ever have a rack I’d be interested in.
41mm fenders, for that perfect fit over gp4ks.
Noir everything, folx want options
Pink. Screamingly fluorescent pink fenders, seatposts, and handlebars. I’m sure I’m not (quite) the only one who wants a bicycle that can be seen from orbit.
Artisan potato guns
Bruh it’s the 5k now
Bike parts that are completely transparent.
Hey I have a dumb question and a product idea, this might not be up Velo Orange’s alley but…
I assume many of you have carbon seatposts on your bikes, and at least from what I’ve seen there’s a torque spec for the clamp for my seatpost. But I don’t have a torque wrench, and even if I did if I wanted to make an adjustment on the road I don’t carry one with me. So why not a torque bolt that clicks when it reaches the right torque?
Obviously this could be applied elsewhere, but seatposts are where I’d see it being useful.
Ritchey torquekey.
Silca makes a t handle tool with a torque add on
Otherwise get a Torquekey and call it a day
Have a double head that shears off at the right torque and then it’s also theft-proof…
Yeah I know that all of you nerds have torque keys but your average cyclist does not.
Seems like a simple solution.
From the John Muir Manual on VW
the most applicable section:
Early VWs whose screen is held in by six nuts-on-studs must be torqued to only 5 foot pounds (0.7 mkg),
a nearly immeasurable amount using ordinary torque wrenches. If you have a torque wrench that measures inch pounds, torque these nuts to 60 inch pounds and the 1700-2000 nut
to 108 inch pounds. Always use new gaskets and washers.
What to do when you don’t have a torque wrench that measures inch
pounds? Though not precise this method works for me, even when using
a 3/8" drive socket wrench: I hold the socket wrench up over the working
end so I have little leverage and tum the nuts or bolt only until the tendon
under my wrist starts to pop out. I haven’t broken any studs nor have
the nuts come loose since I started using this method.
some more weird torque tricks for working on old cars:
OK, if you have or can borrow a torque wrench, no sweat, just torque the bolt to 9 ft. lbs. If you
don’t have a torque wrench, try this: It’s kinda like bunting in baseball when you choke the bat. Choke
the wrench by holding it and applying the turning force 6" (half a foot) from the center of the bolt.
Now you can guess how much force is 18 pounds. Apply just that much at the 6" point and the
torque will be right-at least as right as you guess about the 18 pounds. Set a bathroom scale up on
its side and practice pushing 18 pounds. If it’s too loose, it will leak a little oil and you can tighten
it a little more but if you get it too tight …The Type IV and 1972-on Bus engine (they’re the same) has
another little surprise for you. It has a full flow oil filter; that round thing under the left side of
the engine. Change it every other oil change. It just screws out of its hole and the new one screws in.
BY HAND! You may have to use a filter wrench or a jar top remover to get the filter off. After
you clean the sealing area put some oil on the neoprene seal so it will slide around, then just screw it
up by hand; you can use both hands if you want. Buy your filters [rOITI Volkswagen as they have the
ones with the correct flow factors. The other change that this filter brings is that it takes a full three
quarts to bring the oil almost to the full mark. See Chapter XX, Change Oil.
Also,
You can calculate the torque you are applying with a flex
handle, cheater and socket arrangement by knowing your weight and
measuring from the center of the socket to the place where you are
applying the force. Measure in feet, then multiply the distance in feet
by your weight. For example, if you weigh 150 pounds and are
putting all your weight on the cheater Ilh feet (18") from the center
of the socket, you are applying 150 x llh or 225 foot pounds on the
nut, just about right for the rear axle nuts. Don’t fall.