Removing mounts from frame
08-29-06, 09:57 PM
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Removing mounts from frame
I am about to get my fixed gear powdercoated, and would like to cut off the unused water bottle mounts, downtube shifter mounts, cable mounts etc etc (ie any memory of it having gears).
Is this easy to do satisfactorily or am I likely to end up scarring the frame? Should I approach it with an angle grinder or hacksaw + metal file then sandpaper??
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Is this easy to do satisfactorily or am I likely to end up scarring the frame? Should I approach it with an angle grinder or hacksaw + metal file then sandpaper??
Thanks
08-29-06, 10:41 PM
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Assuming it is steel, you could dremel off the brazed on cable mounts. That's what I did, just make sure you don't grind off to much 
As for the water bottle stays, I don't know about those since it is essentially a "hole" in the frame...
As for the water bottle stays, I don't know about those since it is essentially a "hole" in the frame...
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Dremel off the braze-ons, but leave the water bottle bosses. If you're using the fixie on the road, you may want to have a bottle cage. Otherwise, see if your LBS has got any little plastic plugs for covering up the holes in the bottle cage bosses. Some bikes come with them in the seatstay rack bosses when they don't provide the M5 bolts.
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