Friday, April 5, 2013

Foes Fly Head Tube Modification

I reconditioned a pair of '09 Marzocchi RCV 66s and now have to modify my Foes Fly frame to accept a 1.5 steerer.
I had to manufacture a head tube, as I wasn't able to source a ready made one. I made it out of 3mm flat aluminium, which I then rolled into a tube.

Work in progress.

I have welded the tubes together and begun finishing.

Internal shot of headtube.

My Foes frame, with the original head tube still intact.

My Foes frame with head tube removed.

My Foes frame with the manufactured head tube welded into position.

Foes frame fresh from the powder coaters, where it had an extended period in the oven.

The finished product.

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