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Old 10-18-2017, 09:13 PM
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Anyone had experience bending a frame for a front Topflight bracket. How you do it without it buckling or breaking?
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I did it...worked out fine. I started with a really cheap one so if it got damaged no big deal.




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That looks great... for clarification, was it plastic or metal?
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They are supposed to be carbon fiber. They were pretty stiff so i ended up placing a washer behind them on each side so i wouldn't have to bend it so much.
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Anyone had experience bending a frame for a front Topflight bracket. How you do it without it buckling or breaking?
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