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Adapters convert one thing to another in a temporary or permanent way.

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I need to replace my 1 1/8'' fork in a threadless setup (bike: giant ocr 2800), and the only option I can afford is to get a 1'' one. After searching the internet, I guess it's possible to do it by ...
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I have a Cannondale Quick 6. Its an awesome bike but I dislike the disc brakes. I think it comes with a hole in the fork for mounting a front rim caliper brake. The frame has the crossbridge part in ...
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I am designing an adapter to fit a on the freehub of a Shimano Hyperglide. Is there anywhere I could find specifications for the dimensions or Solidworks models/drawings?
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I have a Cube road bike with a Shimano Ultegra R6703 crankset. In shopping for affordable power meters I have come to the realisation that there are none with a 130BCD 5-bolt pattern for fixing to the ...
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I believe with the top Presta valve pressure release nut it should stay in the upwards position to allow the air chuck to depress the Shrader. After installing the Presta-to-Shrader adapter to the ...
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I've had this issue with my Kalkhoff Agattu (now out of warranty) basically since day one. The nut on the drive side of the rear dropout doesn't hold the wheel tightly enough, and it gets gradually ...
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Background: I have a frameset with 12mm thru-axles front and rear (non-boost). I think bikes like that are now very common in road/gravel realm. I am building myself a second pair of wheels at the ...
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I have a M5 threaded hole into which I need to fit a M3 screw to hold some accessory. I'm looking for the name of the piece I need to make that fit possible. The closest I found are these kind of ...
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I encountered a person with a disability in one leg. They are unable to control their ankle/heel movement. They are unable to maintain their foot parallel to the floor at the top of the pedal stroke (...
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I don’t understand how to install a quill stem extender. Photo included. I have my stem, the long screw and the wedge. The stem extender on the right has a stem, a long screw, and a wedge. The screws ...
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A 1 1/8 straight fork tube going into a Trek Headset VP Zero Stack (Semi-Integrated) 1- 1/8+ Tapered to 1.5. I think i need some kind of adapter for the lower 1.5 inch end... do they make these and if ...
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I have an On One - Bish Bash Bosh (Gravel Bike) and just built some nice road tyres for summer. The bike takes a 15mm thru axle front wheel and a 12mm thru axle rear wheel Sadly the wheels I built ...
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Do any exist? I want to easily use a gas station compressor without worrying about popping my valve core out when I unscrew the adapter after use. No, I don't want to "just use Schrader-valve ...
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I like to put 28c size tires on my Giant OCR4 2006, but these old Tektro brakes don't have this useful release switch modern brakes have. I tried loosening the fine tuning bolt marked (marked as 1 in ...
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