Tour Bracket Mod

powslash · **Posted:** Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:50 pm

Dremel fun time.

Snurfer · **Posted:** Thu Apr 08, 2010 7:28 am

Nicely done! :thumpsup:

HikeforTurns · **Posted:** Thu Apr 08, 2010 9:22 am

Nice dremel skills. Weight savings?

powslash · **Posted:** Thu Apr 08, 2010 9:57 am

Not sure about the weight yet. Have to use the scale at the hardware store.

powslash · **Posted:** Thu Apr 08, 2010 12:23 pm

If the scale is right I shaved 40 grams for the pair.

benbo61 · **Joined:** Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:01 pm **Posts:** 12

Looks sweet
This may be an ignorant question, how does the lack of the plastic lip effect performance/comfort?
Cheers

powslash · **Posted:** Mon Apr 12, 2010 6:47 pm

Not an ignorant question at all. Removing the pin guide presents no problems that I can detect. You have to remove or modify the pin guide to use Chomps crampons. You can't see it but I trimmed down the pin guide to make a gasket of sorts so the screws go in to the correct depth and the binding doesn't scrape the topsheet. Copying this mod and posting pics is highly encouraged.

jbaysurfer · **Posted:** Tue Apr 13, 2010 3:05 pm

well maybe my question can be ignorant then..It looks like new pre-fabbed touring brackets, and I'm curious how you did that with a dremel? Metal cutoff wheel? It looks great. I've often wondered if I couldn't convince a metal shop to make a pair of touring brackets out of Ti for me, but I'm sure it would be costly. Back in the day before sparks, I thought if you could get Ti slider plates you'd safe a LOT of weight..but that'd be even more spendy I'm sure.

powslash · **Posted:** Wed Apr 14, 2010 6:46 am

Naw that aint a ignunt question neither. Metal cut-off and a grinding wheel. Ti stuff is in the works.

jbaysurfer · **Posted:** Sat May 22, 2010 11:57 am

jbaysurfer wrote:

well maybe my question can be ignorant then..It looks like new pre-fabbed touring brackets, and I'm curious how you did that with a dremel? Metal cutoff wheel? It looks great. I've often wondered if I couldn't convince a metal shop to make a pair of touring brackets out of Ti for me, but I'm sure it would be costly. Back in the day before sparks, I thought if you could get Ti slider plates you'd safe a LOT of weight..but that'd be even more spendy I'm sure.

Maybe the question wasn't ignorant, but the diction sure as hell was! I think I must've been under the influence of something when I wrote this post :lol:

Now you teased me...what do you mean by "in the works"-- by you? Please keep me posted....PM works fine.

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