Originally Posted by
sailorbenjamin
I live in the hills. I'm a fixed chicken, I'd never ride with out a brake, that's just Darwinism waiting to happen. BUT I do like trying to go slow down a steep hill. It works a whole different set of muscles. Eventually I get to the stop sign at the bottom of my hill and there's no way you'd be able to stop without a handbrake.
Here's my latest victim, by the way. It's a Phillips, I replaced my Raleigh Sport with it because I figured a fixy aught to be black, not green. That and the Raleigh was worth more so I came out ahead money wise.
I've hauled the dremel out to the garage a couple of times now but I still can't find that derrailler hanger. Can anyone tell me where to find it?
On those old Phillips, the derailleur hanger is mounted inside the top tube at the midpoint between the headtube and seattube. They're easy to remove cleanly. Just mark off the midway point on the top tube (wrap with tape as a guide), take your hacksaw, and saw the tube in half. The derailleur hanger will fall right out. Then you're good to go!