Author Topic: K2 5996 disc brake adaptor-photo added (Read 61306 times)

racesrc · « **Reply #45 on:** September 23, 2011, 12:35:58 pm »

Quote from: jnrhunty on September 23, 2011, 12:15:59 pm

I'm only new to the world of Proflex, picked up a black 1000 that i want to restore but would be in for an adaptor. Can you send to OZ will pay postage.

as soon as the first one is made i will post a picture, and my paypal info. then ill take orders, the more, the cheaper

david

racesrc · « **Reply #46 on:** September 23, 2011, 02:49:50 pm »

by the way, i too am new to the world of K2, this is my first. always been a hardtail cannondale fan. but i do really like this bike. i have plans to powder coat the swingarm gloss black and the triangle bright yellow this winter. i just started looking for black K2 logo decals. will probably have those made. i'm too old to go flying down mountain sides anymore, and not crazy enough to go flying off stuff i used to. but i love a nice smooth comfortable american made bike that looks cool riding around the small-ish town i live.

david

racesrc · « **Reply #47 on:** September 26, 2011, 09:51:55 am »

just a thought

jazclrint · « **Reply #48 on:** September 26, 2011, 05:06:13 pm »

This is what I get for not checking the forum for a few months. I'm in as long as it doesn't say K2 on it.

BTW, lets talk carbon swing arms. Didn't the guys in England run into problems with heat dissipation in their adapters? Especially in the carbon swing arms?

Thanks,
Rich

racesrc · « **Reply #49 on:** September 26, 2011, 05:16:51 pm »

I'm new to the k2 scene, I don't know about the cf swingarm. I'm on aluminum. I thought the cf was bonded to an aluminum dropout. And k2 was just an idea. I have a few drawings. Could just do the oval like the original. Could do flames. Whatever u guys vote on. Mine will be up tomarrow if all goes well, and It's different then that. U guys will vote and then I'm going to have at least 5 more made by next week.

jazclrint · « **Reply #50 on:** September 26, 2011, 07:55:02 pm »

Quote from: racesrc on September 26, 2011, 05:16:51 pm

I'm new to the k2 scene, I don't know about the cf swingarm. I'm on aluminum. I thought the cf was bonded to an aluminum dropout. And k2 was just an idea. I have a few drawings. Could just do the oval like the original. Could do flames. Whatever u guys vote on. Mine will be up tomarrow if all goes well, and It's different then that. U guys will vote and then I'm going to have at least 5 more made by next week.

Oh no worries, I was hoping those that have been here a while could chime in on the CF swing arm thing. You are right, they are bonded.

I am from New England and it was really cool have a brand, that being ProFlex, taking it the big boys on the wet coast. Then K2 bought them out, moved them to the west coast and within just a few years that was that. The first thing I did with my 5500 was peel the K2 decals off. But, that's just me. I also like my Cross Link, so you can see I'm one of those people.

But a design would be really cool!

w2zero · « **Reply #51 on:** September 26, 2011, 09:12:54 pm »

If heat dissipation is a problem for the carbon bonding, then perhaps you could design a heat sink into the adaptor.

racesrc · « **Reply #52 on:** September 26, 2011, 10:11:37 pm »

way ahead of you. One of the drafts has a heatsink designed into it. This first part will b done tomarrow morning. It looks pretty cool but the next 4 parts can be different. I say 4 because I have heard from 4 of you so far. The machinist is going out of town for a few days and will be back next Tuesday. He will make the 4 parts next week. I will need to collect $50.00 US dollars plus 6 to 9 dollars shipping cost from everyone to my paypal account before those parts can be made. A photo of mine that I just paid $ 90.00 bucks for should be posted here by tomarrow night. Then give me a thumbs up and I will message you my paypal info. I actually had a machines part in my hand 3 hours ago, but it was off a little on fitting my bike. I am paying a lot of money and spent a lot of time designing. I want it right.

jazclrint · « **Reply #53 on:** September 27, 2011, 08:10:19 am »

I'm definitely gonna need one with a heat sink then. How embarrassing would it be to have your carbon swing-arm come unbonded on the trail.

I won't be upgrading to disc any time soon, but having the mount means that I can.

racesrc · « **Reply #54 on:** September 27, 2011, 08:22:57 am »

the sketches i've made incorperating some kind of heatsink are UGLY.

the bottom drawing with the writing all around it is the first part that better be done today.
the 4 drawings are just dumb ideas. post your own. i can show them to the machinist

k24000 · « **Reply #55 on:** September 27, 2011, 12:43:45 pm »

keep up the great work I to have the Carbon swingarm but count me in i will give it a try

racesrc · « **Reply #56 on:** September 27, 2011, 12:56:59 pm »

jazclrint · « **Reply #57 on:** September 27, 2011, 01:06:25 pm »

Nice!

racesrc · « **Reply #58 on:** September 27, 2011, 01:20:52 pm »

i think this is a duplicate post, but here it is, a working prototype. i am 250 pounds and the brakes are very strong. the pads and caliper are centered on the rotor and the side play adjustment is perfectly centered, when i spin the wheel there is no rubbing. i can have the first five or six copies made after receiving the money from you guys on paypal. the price $50.00 US dollars plus $6.00 to US residents and $9.00 to most other countries can be paid to JOEROCKET69@YAHOO.COM. DAVID NAPOLEON. the price can go down if there are more than just 5 orders paid. by the way this is rough looking because this is the part we have been fitting, the final part will look much better. the design on the face can be different but the price increases with each change that we make. for this part the final program is written and ready to reproduce now.

racesrc · « **Reply #59 on:** September 27, 2011, 01:23:00 pm »

by the way i will include the correct size button head screws for mounting this part to your drop-out. remember to use threadlock, (blue)

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