Originally Posted by
JohnDThompson
Why even bother removing the braze-ons? As you've discovered, you're more likely to damage the frame by removing the braze-ons than just leaving them alone. Fill the damage you've already created with lead solder, file it smooth, and just leave the rest of it the way it is. Removing the braze-ons doesn't make it track frame; it just makes it a road frame somebody has buggered up in the name of fashion.
Lead solder like this? Applied with a solder gun?
http://www.ronshomeandhardware.com/P...535&Click=1014
As far as removing the braze-ons, Im not trying to make it a track frame. Im just trying to shave it for a nice clean look. Fixed gear conversion is all about minimalism and functionality. What is the point of having all these tiny brackets all over the bike when they will never be used?