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    Old School Trek Y Frame disc brake adapter?

    Re: So, some more research has shown that although the Trek Y and Fisher URT bikes have interchangeable URT swingarms, they do not have identical dropouts, and therefore the Fisher Disc Adapter I've designed is not compatible with the 98-99 Trek Y bikes. :( Here is the 98-99 Fisher URT...
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    Old School Trek Y Frame disc brake adapter?

    for anyone interested in the old style hope / a2z style 22mm mount adapters, which are now out of manufacture, 3d printing is here to save the day. you can buy it here: http://shpws.me/ouLA Again, unfortunately there is no room on the old trek Y bikes for this style adapter. see the OP for...
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    Old School Trek Y Frame disc brake adapter?

    Re: answering another question above about the 3d printing process. it is an addative process similar to laser sintering. stainless steel filings are glued together w a linseed based binder, then the parts are baked in a furnace w bronze pellets, which melt and flow into the stainless steel...
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    Old School Trek Y Frame disc brake adapter?

    Re: As others have mentioned, thr hope adapter pictured above will not work on these URT frames. The 22mm disc mount is on the chain stay and no room to mount the caliper. A2Z also had a similar 22mm adapter, but again no room on a small rear triangle. The fact is that the 22mm brake mount...
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    Help please seatpost stuck in the frame, any ideas?

    Re: Try drilling a hole in the seat post at the base of the slot where the seat tube clamp normally rests, towards the back of the bike. then use a small phillips screw driver and insert it into the drilled hole. tap the underside of the screw driver with a hammer until the seapost wiggles...
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    Old School Trek Y Frame disc brake adapter?

    Hey all, Looking for some info from any old Trek Y frame owners -- that is if any even exist anymore ;) I am the designer of several 3D printable disc brake adapters for late model bikes that lack standard disc mounting tabs. Some recent info has lead me to believe some of the old Trek Y...
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