auraslip
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Sorry for the messy picture. I hope it's enough to show what I have in mind. Basically the axle is clamped between 1"x1/8" L bracket and a floating 1/4" plate. The L bracket is secured to the drop out with m4 screws like on dogmans steel frame bike.
The reason for this strange design is that I need a freakin worry free torque arm, and john has pounded it into my head that the only worry free torque arm is a clamping one. Also, I was having issues clearing the derailleur with more standard designs.
My worry with this design is that everything will rest on 4 (2 per side) m4 screws bolted into thin aluminum drop outs. And at poor locations too. I can just imagine them snapping while jumping off a curb.
This is driving me nuts ~ I've been working on it for three days now, and can't come up with a design I'm happy with.
The reason for this strange design is that I need a freakin worry free torque arm, and john has pounded it into my head that the only worry free torque arm is a clamping one. Also, I was having issues clearing the derailleur with more standard designs.
My worry with this design is that everything will rest on 4 (2 per side) m4 screws bolted into thin aluminum drop outs. And at poor locations too. I can just imagine them snapping while jumping off a curb.
This is driving me nuts ~ I've been working on it for three days now, and can't come up with a design I'm happy with.