Cycling Trouser Clips

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Cycling Trouser Clips

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While cycling wearing trousers there is always the potential hazard of getting the bottoms stuck in the drive gear and chain assembly.

Protect yourself with a pair of 'Cycling Trouser Clips'!

A very simple pair of 'Trouser Clips' can be fashioned from plastic pipe fittings.

What you need:

1. 3 inch (750mm) diameter pipe fitting

2. Hacksaw

3. File

Marking and Cutting

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Mark of an approximately 1/2 inch (12.5 mm) wide strip at the end of the pipe fitting.

I marked out an approximately 3/32 inch (10.0 mm) wide strip initially but felt that it would be too narrow.

Fix the pipe fitting and cut out the marked circular strip with a hacksaw.

Deburr

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Deburr the cut edge of the circular strip to get a smooth finish.

Split and Round-off

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Split the circular strip and round-off the split edges.

Make Another to Get a Pair

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A pair of trouser clips.

Keep them handy!