davesisk
Platinum Member
Hi Folks:
I'm thinking of making some sort of bracket to hold barbell type weights on the rear wheels. I'm thinking a simple triangular shaped plate plate with a bar sticking out perpendicular to hang the weights on would be ideal. A couple or three 50-lb weights on each side ought to be good. The price is attractive, they're about $0.20-0.30 per pound (cheaper if you buy them from a person rather than a used fitness goods store).
One question: my rear wheels have six mounting bolts. Would it be better to make the triangular plate such that I take 3 of the bolts out, put the plate on, then put the bolts back in? In this case, the bolts holding the rim to the hub would be maybe a 1/4" or maybe a little more short of the depth they had before. It looks like there's an 1/8" thick washer between the wheel lugs and the rim now, so I could remove that.
OR, would it be a better idea to just drill 3 holes into the rim and mount the triangular plate that way? I would drill outside of where the hub is, but not to where it does into area of the wheel that holds pressurized air, of course. I doubt three 1/2" or so holes would substantially weaken the rim, right?
Dave
I'm thinking of making some sort of bracket to hold barbell type weights on the rear wheels. I'm thinking a simple triangular shaped plate plate with a bar sticking out perpendicular to hang the weights on would be ideal. A couple or three 50-lb weights on each side ought to be good. The price is attractive, they're about $0.20-0.30 per pound (cheaper if you buy them from a person rather than a used fitness goods store).
One question: my rear wheels have six mounting bolts. Would it be better to make the triangular plate such that I take 3 of the bolts out, put the plate on, then put the bolts back in? In this case, the bolts holding the rim to the hub would be maybe a 1/4" or maybe a little more short of the depth they had before. It looks like there's an 1/8" thick washer between the wheel lugs and the rim now, so I could remove that.
OR, would it be a better idea to just drill 3 holes into the rim and mount the triangular plate that way? I would drill outside of where the hub is, but not to where it does into area of the wheel that holds pressurized air, of course. I doubt three 1/2" or so holes would substantially weaken the rim, right?
Dave
