Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - I'm a big dummy

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tomytrex
12-29-06, 10:30 PM
Recently bought a nice kirin track frame with suntour dropouts & have record wheels, any advice on machining down the bolts/ opening up the dropouts?


Sporadicus
12-29-06, 11:11 PM
Nope, and nope. Do it right or not at all.

deathhare
12-29-06, 11:15 PM
Recently bought a nice kirin track frame


You bought a beer frame?


kludge
12-30-06, 02:55 AM
about time wiener. i have like four already. sometimes i wonder; "hey deverybody loves japan. im going to grind up a nice fat child from some asian country and snort them. yes."

rattlecan
12-30-06, 04:18 AM
just file down the dropouts i had to do the same thing

Zum1
12-30-06, 12:44 PM
tons of ways to open up the dropouts... file em down... angle grinder... porta-band... just make certain you clean the edges no matter what you do...

DerekRI
12-30-06, 01:16 PM
/in shock/

onetwentyeight
12-30-06, 01:26 PM
just get some 110 spaced wheels. dont mess up your frame like that... *cringe*

gargiulo.mike
12-30-06, 01:41 PM
/in shock/
WORD!

SugarPILL
12-30-06, 01:50 PM
what keirin frame is it?