WAIT! before you say anything regarding my intelligence hear me out:


so ok. i bought TWO frames for 40 total....i thought, why not? one is a paint stripped old phillips frame supposedly from the 60s, and an 80's centurion accordo.

anywho, i recently bought a coaster brake 700c wheelset.
wanted to throw onto phillips, but if my little "problem" i will go into detail about keeps me from doing so, then the wheelset can easily go on the centurion.

OK, the problem:

The dropout slot on the back of the Phillips frame is basically 1 to 2 millimeters (more like 1.something) too thin to accept the back axle. So the wheel wont slip into the dropout as of right now.....

NOW, what i was thinking of doing is simply filing down the dropout that tiny bit to get the back wheel's axle to slip in.


so the questions:
1) is this a horribly stupid idea? or perfectly feasible? i mean, the frame cost me only 20 bucks. well, technically free (craigslist guy threw it in with the centurion. it was quite a score. dude was nice, we talked about fixed gear riding for a while)
2) what would be the best way to go about doing this? any particular file or type of file to use to do this? proper technique? etc. and dont bring up dremels or angle grinders. unless they are 20 dollars or less lol


i have heard talk of filing down the axle itself, it would just take off a hair or so off the threads....but the frame cost less than the wheelset so if im going to file anything its going to be the frame. basically, its going to be a coaster brake beater bike, so im not very worried about ****ing up the frame, although i would figure filing down a millimeter or so wouldn't really do much.


Ps did they just have smaller axles back in the 60s or something? this wheelset fits all my other frames fine. dropout dosnt look bent at all, and the dropout thickness is uniform throughout the dropout...oh and the fork is totally, fine and accepts the front wheel no problem, however it is an aftermarket fork.

any help is appreciated!