Originally Posted by
jzr756
Turns out the the rear dropouts are made from some extremely tough steel, high carbon steel possibly? Had to use a good size adjustable wrench for enough leverage to straighten and align, it does shift smoothly fortunately friction shifting, tend to think index may have been more of a problem? According to a guy who used to sell Motobecane, Jubilee Sport was supposedly upper middle tier. Hence my question regarding dropout replacement .
Looking up the Jubilee Sport, it appears this model has forged dropouts, not stamped. If you've gotten it shifting decently now, there's no compelling reason to replace the dropout. Indexed shifting should also be possible, if you use a proper derailleur hanged alignment tool to set the hanger alignment, although depending on what components you intend to use, you may need to spread the stays to fit the wheel, which would require resetting the dropout face alignment and making sure that the wheel is still on the frame axis.