Pete/Madis/SD duder. Concept?

[AX3D]

Ive been trying to think of shit to replace my fucked up fork. Thought of this but yeah.
I don't think this will actually work, but idk might be worth a go, so im askin yu dders if its even worth a shot.

My main worry is that the bolt/star nut will break/Wont tighten enuf to keep the bars solid. and another problem is how i will even get the nut into the shim thing on the 1pc bars. but idk ill think of something. or that the fork wont stay on... tten again i could just get a thick mother fuckinnn bolt.

I drew these in like 30 sec casue i cbf to bust out Microstation/Sketch upp.

if yr wondering what something is then you can ref. to the numbers haha.

 

[scooterdave]

i spose with a really tight fit it could work if your trying to say you want to get this tube into your fork or steertube to tighten your starnut onto??

 

[AX3D]

tube?

i have no idea what your saying haha.

but what im trying to do really is eliminate the need for a tube on the fork. s

ed: just realsied that you would need to tighten this a lot, and that would in turn tighten your headset.. a lot

 

[Tristan Mathews]

i like ya foldy lolzar, i do not get 2 & 1??

 

[AX3D]

#1: is a startnut thing. i suppose you couud just use a beast as washer though
#2: The 1pc bars get thicker there so the washer/starnut has something to grab onto

 

[JackDillon]

I think i know what your getting at, so its just the fork legs and a big fuck off bolt running in to your bars?

 

[AX3D]

yeah. more or less.

 

[Pete Pachota]

Woah, tubeless fork? Im trying to be innovative when making parts but that's just pushing it, haha. This won't hold up for even a second.

 

[AX3D]

lol, thought so. What about a really fatass bolt thats like the size of the headtube?

idk im just trying to think of a way I can still break forks but replace them a lot easyer.. im getting desprate lol

 

[theworm]

then the starnut would be likely to bend and slip off the lip inside the bars...even with a really big bolt
its an awesome idea though keep workin on it!
its one of those ideas that needs to be thought and rethought forever until it'll work

 

[the_SD_local]

Woah, tubeless fork? Im trying to be innovative when making parts but that's just pushing it, haha. This won't hold up for even a second.

Exactly.

The only way to not worry about your forks is to go threadless.

 

[ryankeong]

havent some threadless SR forks snapped as well ??
Maybe reinforce it with somethign solid i dont know

 

[AX3D]

reinforce what? i dont have a fork that i can use at the moment dude.

edit: does anyone have any CAD (fucck whatever you call it...google sketchup wld be good too lol, i just need some measurments printed out all nicly) for some forks? like SR etc.? I need to get some made, and im sorry but hteres no way i can actually order some from madis anymore since my Paypal is now officailly fuckked over.

 

[Brian Murphy]

havent some threadless SR forks snapped as well ??
Maybe reinforce it with somethign solid i dont know

ive broken 2 threadless sr forks