Originally Posted by
bidaci
Most bikes I have seen have the axle in front of the pivot point. I think the way it is should be fine. The existing marks could have been from a fixed/SS build.
You are exactly correct, this bike was a fixed gear prior to the conversion.
I'd say the axle just goes all the way forward as well. Being slightly ahead of the derailleur pivot is the norm if you look at bikes with vertical dropouts. And the amount of axle lead ahead of the derailleur looks darn close to what you would have if it were a vertical dropout.
This is exactly what I was thinking as I was putting this stuff together.
Thanks for the info everyone!
Neil