i started on my new miele project today after work... first thing was to ditch the small chain ring on the miche crank. Upon reassembling, the retaining bolts seemed a little loose on the crank with out that smaller ring... I'm guessing i can grab a shorter set at my LBS??

And short of taking a grinder to the down tube, is there any other way to get rid of the frame tabs for the downtube shifters that i ditched today??