dont..
its ali express at first so cheap chinesium and simply not worth your health
and why complicate something that is as simple as a turning a tube ?
Adorable_Isopod3437 on
I give you reason, but looks amazing, sound overcomplicated and maybe risky but looks amazing!
AnExpensiveCatGirl on
It’s not hydraulic steering, that’s a hydraulic gyro for your brake.
memestrubate on
also won’t fit for bmx, as the product description says, it’s for MTBs. Dirtjump bikes
tecnic1 on
It’s basically a somewhat cool application of a live swivel.
NGL, that’s something I’d be interested in trying to make work just because it’s cool, not because I need brakes or a gyro.
I think I’d do something different, like try to hide it in the steer tube, kinda like “integrated cockpits” on road bikes.
I’m a Hydraulic Hose engineer though, so this is at the intersection of a couple of things that interest me.
Different-Image5226 on
This coupling type is called a rotary union. I looked into making one for an MTB rider a few years ago as I have a metal lathe and mill, but nothing came of the project. I think he liked the idea more than he wanted to pay for such a device.
Broken_Vision_Rhythm on
Hydraulic gyros and brakes can be made to work on a BMX but definitely avoid an Aliexpress one, has a ton of resistance turning the bars and leaks like hell according the one guy I could find on Youtube who tried one.
There’s a guy called TJ Henderson who’s done a whole hydraulic brake conversion including a hydraulic gyro for his BMX. He’s got some videos on Instagram and Youtube about the whole process if you want to see what’s involved because it’s a fairly complicated set up compared to a traditional gyro and U-brake.
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dont..
its ali express at first so cheap chinesium and simply not worth your health
and why complicate something that is as simple as a turning a tube ?
I give you reason, but looks amazing, sound overcomplicated and maybe risky but looks amazing!
It’s not hydraulic steering, that’s a hydraulic gyro for your brake.
also won’t fit for bmx, as the product description says, it’s for MTBs. Dirtjump bikes
It’s basically a somewhat cool application of a live swivel.
NGL, that’s something I’d be interested in trying to make work just because it’s cool, not because I need brakes or a gyro.
I think I’d do something different, like try to hide it in the steer tube, kinda like “integrated cockpits” on road bikes.
I’m a Hydraulic Hose engineer though, so this is at the intersection of a couple of things that interest me.
This coupling type is called a rotary union. I looked into making one for an MTB rider a few years ago as I have a metal lathe and mill, but nothing came of the project. I think he liked the idea more than he wanted to pay for such a device.
Hydraulic gyros and brakes can be made to work on a BMX but definitely avoid an Aliexpress one, has a ton of resistance turning the bars and leaks like hell according the one guy I could find on Youtube who tried one.
There’s a guy called TJ Henderson who’s done a whole hydraulic brake conversion including a hydraulic gyro for his BMX. He’s got some videos on Instagram and Youtube about the whole process if you want to see what’s involved because it’s a fairly complicated set up compared to a traditional gyro and U-brake.