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Repair or replace Landing Gear?
Bren Gunn:
A good fab shop will be able to remove the old drop out and fit new dropouts, you won't be able to tell it's been replaced, and it will just as strong as the old one.
Check out this link, it'll give you some idea of what can be done...
http://www.vintagebmx.com/rodmiles.htm
Bren :daumenhoch:
duncan:
Thanks for the link, he could certainly do what I require.
With repair costs plus 2-way shipping, it's maybe going over the top in my case to send a pair of forks overseas.
I know you just meant to point Rod out as an example, your info's much appreciated.
Would I be willing to spend more on repairs than the forks are actually worth? I think I probably would, but not until I've checked out other possibilities closer to home.
I know the bike's a bit of a scrapper, but it's my old one, it won't be sold, and it has to be 'right'. I can't believe I'm worrying so much over an old piece of metal :idiot2:
I suppose that's how this hobby grabs people..
Edit>> Got a new pair of LGs. May get these repaired in the future, or may leave them 'battle scarred' as Vinoah says, not sure.
MartyC:
Dude, there are many more than capable welders on this great Island (provided you're in the UK) that can do your repair, where are you based? There's a couple of guys on this site that could do it for you, you'd never know they were repaired. A couple of guys have had seat tubes on Rippers replaced and to look at them you'd never know!
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