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Recreating my '98 Quadangle. Come with me on a journey of epic proportions.

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Avro:
OK, big confession here: I have no idea how these 'detangler' thingies work. Not a clue. Never seen one in the day, never knew they even exisited until I came here. I can not be the only one?! I would love to know how they work; and not afraid to look silly!

Midschoolfool:

--- Quote from: Avro on February 21, 2017, 11:41 PM ---OK, big confession here: I have no idea how these 'detangler' thingies work. Not a clue. Never seen one in the day, never knew they even exisited until I came here. I can not be the only one?! I would love to know how they work; and not afraid to look silly!

--- End quote ---

It's very simple dude. You get two "2 into 1" cables. The first goes into the brake lever and comes out as two cables. These two cables screw into the top plate (the I like it a lot thing) and then hook through into the top of the gyro. The top plate turns with the stem etc.

The second 2 into 1 cable goes 2 into the bottom of the gyro and then fixes to the frame (either on built in mounts, mounts you fit on modern bikes or a headset cup with them on) this stays still. That then goes down into 1 cable which goes to the brake.

The gyro is full of bearings so the top half and bottom half can spin independently of each other. As you pull the brake the gyro pulls up in "free air" sort of thing and pulls the bottom cable pulling the brake. If you rotate the bars the top half of the plate goes with them as you turn.

That's why I have had problems, because the headset I had was too fat to allow it to move up and down in free space.

Midschoolfool:
Headset now fitted.



Currently waiting on gyro parts, then I can finally get it all fitted up.

Midschoolfool:
Bars got some love today.



Renthal donuts :)

Midschoolfool:


:)

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