Dear Forum,
The long rod that holds together my Cyclecat frameslider has broken. I took a light spill in the fall and the sliders did their job by breaking away to absorb the impact. The threads on the aluminum part of the slider have stripped, too.
I have access to a lathe and materials so I can turn new parts if needed. Does anyone know what kind of steel Cyclecat used for the rod?
Thanks in advance!
Suburban
I may have spoken too soon. The steel rod is in tact. The aluminum sleeve is what took the damage. Whoever installed them for the bike's previous owner did not install the sliders evenly. Only 2 threads were holding one of the sliders on =/ Obviously the aluminum threads would strip out.
Any takers on what kind of aluminum that I'm dealing with here?
All odds are that is AL6061 with a bright dip finish. Its for surely aluminum.
I would call http://www.oncycles.com/browse.asp?division=sportbike&department=crashdamageprotection&category=frramesliders (http://www.oncycles.com/browse.asp?division=sportbike&department=crashdamageprotection&category=frramesliders) and see if they have that part still available. When I talked to them about 6months ago they still had some parts when they bought all the stock from Cycle Cat.
You might be also able to just buy a whole new set! Nothing against machining it yourself, but if you don't know what material it is I would worry about having to make it multiple times before it comes out right.
Quote from: coll0412 on March 18, 2010, 06:50:35 PM
All odds are that is AL6061 with a bright dip finish. Its for surely aluminum.
I would call http://www.oncycles.com/browse.asp?division=sportbike&department=crashdamageprotection&category=frramesliders (http://www.oncycles.com/browse.asp?division=sportbike&department=crashdamageprotection&category=frramesliders) and see if they have that part still available. When I talked to them about 6months ago they still had some parts when they bought all the stock from Cycle Cat.
You might be also able to just buy a whole new set! Nothing against machining it yourself, but if you don't know what material it is I would worry about having to make it multiple times before it comes out right.
FYI, OnCycles == Cycle Cat - they are the exact same company. They just didn't have the margins they needed doing Cycle Cat to make it a profitable venture in the long term, which is a shame as their product is top notch. They are a good bunch to deal with at OnCycles [thumbsup]