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Old 12-14-2009, 09:27 PM   #10 (permalink)
thatguitarguy
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Originally Posted by donee View Post
Hi GuitarGuy,

I am not familiar with Leadville, CO. How mountainous is it there ?
Very mountainous. At 10,200 ft, it's the highest city in the lower 48, with the highest airport. And it's surrounded by 13,000 and 14,000 ft peaks.

But back on topic:

Another idea I have is to take the hub end of a bicycle spoke, bend it over a little more into a hook, and bend a loop at the other end. I'll make a bunch of these, zip tie them to the spokes of the wheel with the hook end to the outside to hook over the lip of the pan, and then thread some bicycle inner tube through the loop ends gathered near the hub of the wheel. This will pull the hooks toward the center and provide some tension, similar to the way tire chains are tightened on the wheel. Then the hook end can be pulled against this tension and up and over the lip of the pan. Hopefully this will make for a secure attachment that can be easily removed without tools.
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