Favourite temporary bodge that became permanent

[SilverSurfer]

I went from fixed to SS then gears, simply because even though I loved riding fixed I wanted versatility for non-sweaty rides and carrying stuff. Oh alright then, I'm bone idle.

So I chucked on a worn 38T ring (no front mech), an old 11-28 cassette, an old LX rear mech and bodged a D/T shifter from a friction MTB thumb shifter with a long bolt bent around the D/T.

It was only meant to be a quick fix until I got some proper bits - but I found it perfect for my needs. Chain has never jumped off the front, even over severe pot holed roads and the clicky friction changes are a doddle now. I thought a top gear of around 91" might be a bit small, but it isn't at all.

Any similar bodges?

 

[gbb]

I fitted a new set of Gatorskins...and promptly got a 6mm slash in one of them within days
It didnt puncture...just left a (slighty) gaping wound in the tyre

I just spent £17 on each tyre at the time...i'm a tightwad, and i'm not paying again, so i inserted a strip of emery tape ( like sandpaper, but for metal. Very strong backing) in the tyre to stop the tube bulging out the gash.

Its still going, maybe 2000 miles later.

 

[peanut]

didn't have a suitable 26mm seat tube for an old 501 frame so wrapped some masking tape round the seatpost to pad it out. Works a treat . been there about 11 years now !

 

[mickle]

Oh my god, this thread makes me feel quite ill!

 

[longers]

Cheers gbb, you've just rescued a gatorskin of mine with 500 miles on the clock that had an accident with a large piece of glass - 10mm gash .

 

[longers]

Oh my god, this thread makes me feel quite ill!

Bonj is going to love it too.

Someone go and give him a poke

 

[longers]

..i'm a tightwad, and i'm not paying again, so i inserted a strip of emery tape

So am I, stick some in the post for me will you please

 

[Smokin Joe]

I never knew we had so many bearded nutters on the forum

 

[Joe24]

On my folder, i had half the bolt drop out( was a strange bolt) I never noticed and when i did notice, i wacked in a long thick alan key and rode it. That stayed in for a while, then i got road to fitting a proper bolt. Whcih is why you should never buy a cheap folder.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

i've got a big nut and bolt acting as the seatpost clamp on my winter bike, with a rubber thing pinched from an outdoor picnic bench that covers the excess nut thread.

 

[mickle]

STOP IT! STOP IT! STOP IT!!! Picnic table?!? Gaffer tape?!?

ITS NOT RIGHT!

[weeps]

 

[Chuffy]

I'm quite enjoying the cable ties that hold the mudguards onto my mtb commuter (the one that used to have aero-bars on).
Mind you, cable ties and gaffer tape are bona-fide bike parts aren't they?

 

[palinurus]

Cable-tied-on mudguards (I think they work better than bolts anyway, never had one of those come loose)

 

[Joe24]

On the old cheap BMX i had, the clamp which held the saddle kept moving around. So i got the ductape out from the car and wrapped it around the saddle. Put a load on tight and i was done. Seat would only move very very slightly then. That stayed like that for ages, i think i ended up taking it off when it had seized in place

 

[TheDoctor]

Temporary seat post shim made from a coke can. Fitted in 1992, still there now.
I have no shame...