Where can I buy removable track ends?
11-27-07, 03:15 PM
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Where can I buy removable track ends?
Hey everyone,
Do you know where I can buy those removable track dropouts that come attached to carbon fibre frames?
Thanks
Do you know where I can buy those removable track dropouts that come attached to carbon fibre frames?
Thanks
11-27-07, 03:17 PM
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Huh?
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do you mean chain tensioners(Like this: https://www.speedgoat.com/product.asp...10&brand=245)?
11-27-07, 03:48 PM
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You are confused!......unless you're talking about carbon track frames with replaceable trackends. Come to think, I don't think those exist either...
11-27-07, 03:56 PM
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I think you're referring to the rear derailer dropout, and those are frame specific. A local bike shoup should be able to get what you are after. If you mean the one on the non drive side, even if there is a single bolt (such as on a Lemond carbon rear end) the other side is still permanently bonded into the frame. If you want dropouts for a seperate project go to https://www.novacycles.com/.
11-27-07, 03:57 PM
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I thought the Felt TT bike had track ends so you could scoot the back wheel right up to the seat post.
11-27-07, 04:03 PM
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I think you're referring to the rear derailer dropout, and those are frame specific. A local bike shoup should be able to get what you are after. If you mean the one on the non drive side, even if there is a single bolt (such as on a Lemond carbon rear end) the other side is still permanently bonded into the frame. If you want dropouts for a seperate project go to https://www.novacycles.com/.
11-27-07, 04:03 PM
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I think they do exist, aren't these replaceable? Not like you'd want to 'replace' them ..
I think it's manufacturer-specific, i was just wondering if there was a retail store where I could buy them as a pair, and then maybe cut them to size ...
I think it's manufacturer-specific, i was just wondering if there was a retail store where I could buy them as a pair, and then maybe cut them to size ...
11-27-07, 04:03 PM
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11-27-07, 04:09 PM
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Exactly what kind of frame do you have??
11-27-07, 04:11 PM
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It's just a carbon frame with vertical dropouts, but these dropouts are attached with hex-key bolts, so I was hoping to buy some alloy/ti track ends ..?
11-27-07, 04:13 PM
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FWIW, Gene at Spicer Cycles (where you found the pic) could probably help you track those down. If not, he could probably fab some for you.
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11-27-07, 04:49 PM
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Which is why everyone wondered what the hell he meant, as such a product does not exist.
11-27-07, 05:05 PM
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Well, pretty sure everyone here knows that you can't put horizontal track ends in a frame without removable dropouts, let alone a road frame with near vertical, non-removable dropouts. Unless you feel like destroying your road frame, that is.
Which is why everyone wondered what the hell he meant, as such a product does not exist.
Which is why everyone wondered what the hell he meant, as such a product does not exist.
I assumed that he either had a) a track frame with removable track ends (my track frame has removable ends) or b) he had a road bike that had removable dropouts so you can put track ends in there (my friend has a road bike like this).
Most other people seemed to have no idea what the hell he meant, probably because they had never seen either of the above.
