Questions tagged [braze-on]
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Stainless steel ladies bike frame failure?
i am new to this group and this is my first post. My Japanese Miyata ladies bike had this problem for so long time. The down tube had come out for about 3mm from its connecter. It looks like there ...
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I have a question regarding the structural integrity of my aluminum frame after its having... incurred damage;
Apologies if this has been covered previously, but I didn't see it if it had been, and at this point I'm at a loss.
For context, the bike in question is this year's Haro Double Peak Sport 29
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What are the Trek Domane frame bottom hex screws for?
I recently purchased a Trek Domane AL 3 Disc. It has 4 mounting supports.
2 inside the frame for water bottle cages
1 next to the stem
1 on the frame bottom
I wonder if anyone know what kind of ...
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The eyelets/braze-ons on my bike's seat stay are on the inside, not on the outside. Which Rear Rack will fit it, if any?
I have a Trek X1 Cyclocross bike and I want to get a rear rack for my bike. I went to a bike shop and none of limited rear racks they had would fit my bike. The reason was because the eyelets or braze-...
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How to fit rivnut / nutsert to frame?
I have an old steel frame road bike, dating from 1980. Its not rare or special, but its very like the one I rode to high school in the late 80s.
Problem: There are no bottle cage mounts, so my ...
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Is there a "conventional" configuration for mounted accessories?
Many different types of bike accessories as designed to be mounted via somewhat-conventionalized braze-ons: These braze-ons most often are on the down tube and occasionally on the seat tube and nearly ...
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I want to weld or braze the pedal to the crank arm, but what metals are they?
I ruined the threading in my crank arm, and would like to weld or braze it back on, instead of buying a new crank set. It is a cheap old bike, so the result does not have to be perfect, but it should ...
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Tapping threads into braze-ons
I have a rather old frame that doesn't have threads on the rear rack braze-ons, and thus requires a nut. This nut makes contact with the chain if the chain is on the outer sprocket, so I'd like to tap ...
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di2 front derailleur braze on for 105?
can di2 front derailleur braze on adapter be used to mount 105 derailleur?
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What is the purpose of a braze-on on the underside of seat stay?
I have a Jamis Citizen 2 Step through (2013 or 14 maybe) which has a braze-on on the underside of the seat stay near the brake studs. Just one braze on each side. I'm curious as to what the intent ...
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What is the purpose of this braze-on?
I'm wondering what the purpose of the braze-on pictured below is? It's on the non-drive side of my fork. I thought it could have something to do with racks, but then I figured they would put one on ...
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Lubricating screw/braze-on threads: Bike lube or polylube?
Years ago, I made the newbie mistake of forcing a rack screw into a steel braze-on. I had to replace that fork. And I've heard this advice many times: When putting a screw into a braze-on, put a ...
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Possible to repair a pushed in braze-on?
I have a Trek 7200 (Alpha aluminum frame) and it has two water bottle holder mountings, the top braze-on on the seat tube seems to have broken from over-tightening and has sunk into the frame. These ...
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How should I restore braze-on brake cable housing guides?
I own a 1988 Schwinn Le Tour. It's beginning to show its age-- the original paint is chipped in many places and the frame is rusting underneath. The worst areas, by far, are around the rear brake ...
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removing broken mudguard/fender bolt from eyelet
A couple of years ago I tightened the bolt attaching my rear mudguard/fender to the eyelet at the hub and it snapped, leaving a 5mm long section of bolt stuck in the thread. Since then I've tried ...
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