Is anyone on here familiar with this process or possibly had one done themselves? Worthwhile? One of the LBS (Specialized dealer, obv)around me offers this as a more “in depth” option to a standard bike fit. I’m considering this before I purchase a frame and start a bike build.
Is it possible to build a timber frame girder truss to support one end of a mezzanine in a detached garage? The span would be ~31’9”. The mezzanine would be ~16’ deep. So roughly 508 sq/ft. Looking for 40psf.. not storing anything heavy, will be a hang out area. I would like the truss to be short enough to allow visibility down to the space below (think waist/railing height). The 16’ floor joists would die into the bottom chord of the girder truss. There are concrete footers where the ends of the girder would be supported. My goal is to find a way to support the mezzanine with no supports below. A challenge that needs to be considered is that the garage is already completed.
If this is possible, what size members are we looking at? 8x8? 10x10? Bigger? What species? Is there a way to engineer and assemble such a truss with 2x dimensional lumber in a multi-ply fashion using steel brackets, lag bolts, etc..?
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When going steel, I can’t imagine the bearings used in Elite, CSC, Superteam, etc.. are of higher quality steel. Also, how well sealed are these bearings coming from China? In regard to maintenance and longevity, is it worth it to upgrade to ceramic when having the option on these cheaper wheel sets? Looking to get a mechanic’s or wheel builder’s perspective on this.