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Subject:Re: Supporting the pop top to remove the frame
From:David Beierl
Date:Fri, 21 Aug 2015 13:57:49 -0400

At 12:46 PM 8/19/2015, Jeff Palmer wrote:
>Why has someone not reprod this bar? Couldn't be too expensive?

The bearing design is atrocious, a thin edge bearing on that tube and
not even greased.  The easy way to ameliorate it is to introduce a
solid piece for it to bear on and get a little grease in there.  A
kit of ends to be epoxied into place and/or a replacement bar with
solid ends would be very useful.  Ends could be done in place as I
did; the bar might require removing the frame to install it.

Yrs,
d