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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: Glen on January 13, 2011, 01:23 AM

Title: very clever idea
Post by: Glen on January 13, 2011, 01:23 AM

a 17mm socket head built into your seat post! 

http://www.kisbikeco.com/17mmtwistsocketseatpost.htm

Title: Re: very clever idea
Post by: oldtired on January 13, 2011, 01:46 AM

like that  :daumenhoch:  one less thing to squash your nads with

Title: Re: very clever idea
Post by: Del on January 13, 2011, 07:15 AM

good idea, now all you need is something with a build in allen key to undo your seatpost to get at your emergency 17mm socket!

Title: Re: very clever idea
Post by: JT71 on January 13, 2011, 08:12 AM

now that IS a good idea!

I've been sent links on email to this company a few times, saw their closed in drop-outs on their frame when it was just a hole...so no way to adjust chain tension when the chain stretched, I notice they've done what they said they would and go to a slot.....so other than to make it look pretty the closed in drop out doesn't really do much.

Title: Re: very clever idea
Post by: xGoose on January 13, 2011, 09:29 AM

Combine it with one of those SE bottle opener seats and youre on your way to a full on Swiss Army seat  :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: very clever idea
Post by: Gary72 on January 13, 2011, 09:42 PM

Quote from: JT71 on January 13, 2011, 08:12 AM

now that IS a good idea!

I've been sent links on email to this company a few times, saw their closed in drop-outs on their frame when it was just a hole...so no way to adjust chain tension when the chain stretched, I notice they've done what they said they would and go to a slot.....so other than to make it look pretty the closed in drop out doesn't really do much.

Think S&M have done a closed drop out frame, Think it is supposed to be stronger and stop the drop out from flaring.
Good idea with the saet, But dont think I would have enough confidence in tighten up my wheel nuts tight enough without breaking my seat :-\

Title: Re: very clever idea
Post by: Bettyswallocks on January 13, 2011, 09:50 PM

As Gary says i wouldn't think you could tighten the wheel enough using a seat...  :-\

Surely one tyre tap and the wheel would slip?

Dumbassed kids would cut the post down anyway...  ;D

Title: Re: very clever idea
Post by: JT71 on January 14, 2011, 11:45 AM

so drop outs get less and less and less material in them to the point that to stop them flaring you put a bit back in, just in a different place. lol.

Not sure the drops on my dirt bike are going to flare...and they ain't closed in. lol.

it does give a very clean look though, but you HAVE to have a female hub.

Title: Re: very clever idea
Post by: Philbert on January 14, 2011, 03:46 PM

Anyone know who owns it?

According to the site and emails it's a bunch of lads in north Yorkshire. Ones called alex!