How do I mount on the pedals of my DfGT?

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Hi, I have had my DFGT for a while now and I just built a wheel stand for it. So now all need to do is secure the pedals to the bottom somehow. Does anyone know how this is done? There are some small screws on the bottom of the pedals so I'm thinking maybe I could use those holes and put longer screws. But I think most likely I have to drill some hole on the bottom of it and bolt it on.

Has anyone done this before?
 
I mounted my DFGT padals too. I drilled some holes in the side of the padals and mounted them with some metal (don't know how to call it in english)
 
You should have at least 4 holes in the bottom that bolts will go to, these are more than likely M6 (metric) as thats whats in my G25 wheel. See how thick your base is (the bolts will go into the backside of the base at least 1"). take a piece of cardboard from soft drink carton place on bottom of base use punch or something to make hole in cardboard then place cardboard on your stand and drill your holes, make holes a little larger than bolts so you can get them to line-up easier. If you stand sits flat on the floor just drill the holes large enough to let the bolt head countersink. I also use washers on bolts.
 
DFGT pedals don;t have bolt holes.

I used 4 screws into the timber base that mine are on
and these screws pass through some nice big metal nuts

2 at the rear and 2 at the front which simply stop it from being pushed backwards or sliding forwards and just clamp it in place tightly, but easily lifted up if you need to and no permanent damage to the casing

the pic below shows the two in [place at the rear of the pedals (earlier setup with less pedal angle and less support)

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Ok thanks for the replies people. Right now my pedals are just being secured by the little rubbers on the bottom, but it slides a lot so I will most likely do what one of you have recommended. Unless I think of another way to secure them...

Btw, sorry for taking so long to reply.
 
It's obviously not as strong as hard mounting, but industrial strength velcro works very well. Clean both surfaces thoroughly with rubbing alcohol to remove any oils from the surface and you should be in business.
 
I got some metal strips to secure the pedals for the DFGT delivered with my WheelstandPro. Did you buy the DFGT version of the wheelstand pro? The only difference in the versions is the mounting plate..
 
you can glue or nail a slim wood board to the base board (same size) with the negative of the pedals (a hole with the pedals shape) on it and just fit them in the hole without anymore concerns.... thats what I did

... or nail 4 small wood boards around the pedals... I guess even 4 nails would do the trick... depending on how you would like it to be (visualy like)
 
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Or you can be as lazy as me and tape the whole pedal set to the base, it works too. :D
 
Here's an easy mount I just did yesterday.
It's mounted to a Wheelstand Pro, but I imagine it could be mounted to anything.

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Just drill two small holes for a zip tie to fit through, and secure it to whatever you want.

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It's barely noticeable, and easily re-adjusted.
 
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No I built this thing: http://realracerpc.com/x-stand-pro.php
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That's pretty cool. I wonder what their angle is on giving those plans away for free? Got any pics of how it turned out?

Back when I was using a DFGT on a custom-built stand, I used a similar principle to what Robbks has suggested and it worked great. Plus, no need to drill any holes through your pedals, making it more desirable if you ever want to sell it. 👍
 
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That's pretty cool. I wonder what their angle is on giving those plans away for free? Got any pics of how it turned out?

Back when I was using a DFGT on a custom-built stand, I used a similar principle to what Robbks has suggested and it worked great. Plus, no need to drill any holes through your pedals, making it more desirable if you ever want to sell it. 👍
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Yeah it turned out pretty well. The materials cost me just under $40 including taxes. About 80% of the wood used is MDF and the rest is pine. The support beam is a little off-centred and the holes I drilled into the pine are very sloppy (but it was quite difficult because I had to do it with a hand drill). I cemented some pieces of rubber on the bottom to keep it from slipping.

I just took some pictures today, but I don't know how to upload them here. I got the "Invalid File" error. Also, I don't know how to resize them.
 

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