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Cycle wing stays
Greenie - 20/3/15 at 07:32 PM

Renewing my old cycle wings with new ones which will need new wing stays, I am eager to attempt and make my own, so before I start is there any chance I could have some advise on material to use and fixings for the actual wings...... Some pics of you'res would be nice....

Dick Axtell - 20/3/15 at 09:18 PM

You should search for posts by David Jenkins on here. He has got the wing stay issue really sussed. See his site :-http://www.lathyrus.eu/.

David Jenkins - 20/3/15 at 09:22 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Dick Axtell
You should search for posts by David Jenkins on here. He has got the wing stay issue really sussed. See his site :-http://www.lathyrus.eu/.


That's cruel!

Although my system is near-enough 100% certain to prevent metal fatigue, it's not for the faint-hearted as it requires some lathe work. It does work though!

Dick Axtell - 20/3/15 at 09:40 PM

quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
.......it's not for the faint-hearted as it requires some lathe work. It does work though!


...And one day, I'm going to give it a try!!

David Jenkins - 20/3/15 at 10:01 PM

It was having to carry my nearside wing home 2 or 3 times that made me do something more durable...

theduck - 20/3/15 at 10:11 PM

Although I am in awe of the engineering, those outer stays look awful!