Originally Posted by Ya Tu Sabes
I feel like someone oughta make a product that is a horizontal dropout that bolts into vertical drops, such that the horizontal dropout (or track end) sits just below the end of the vertical one. It could be a single, machined piece of metal. It would raise the back end of the bike up a little and make the rear wheel be much farther from the bridge, but it would be for fixed-gear conversions, so a rear brake wouldn't matter.
Does this make sense? Is there some obvious flaw to this idea that I'm not thinking of?
You'd need to weld it on, bolts wouldn't really hold it that securely that way. It'd also RADICALLY change the geometry of the bike.
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