Should we plug the hole?
03-06-17 | 06:42 PM
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Google "m10X1 plug". All kinds of them, usually around $2.
https://www.belmetric.com/10mm-metri...e22vd2d5o0ekj5
https://www.belmetric.com/10mm-metri...e22vd2d5o0ekj5
03-07-17 | 08:27 AM
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Never understood the hanger cutouff "conversion" as nice to swap them back and forth (fixed to geared) if desired. Some great deals on fixed products over the last 1-2 years esp wheelsets and cranks, cogs, etc. Same as cv really. But enjoying 78 and 88 trek conversions over last 12 months (both still rock the hangers, unplugged and unoticed)
03-07-17 | 11:22 AM
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Bingo! That's exactly what I'm talkin about. 
Google "m10X1 plug". All kinds of them, usually around $2.
https://www.belmetric.com/10mm-metri...e22vd2d5o0ekj5
https://www.belmetric.com/10mm-metri...e22vd2d5o0ekj5
03-07-17 | 12:09 PM
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Nice bolt, but ... why?
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03-07-17 | 07:02 PM
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I always see an empty bolt hole and think "did I forget something or miss something"
12-22-18 | 12:47 PM
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...FILLIUM?!?
12-22-18 | 01:03 PM
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Is it just me? Seems to me there is a missed opportunity to be had by coming up with something even semi elegant for plugging the derailleur hanger on a converted SS/FG. Maybe a low profile buttonhead allen or such? I think it would look much cleaner and finished. Alas I don't own any, not in my wheelhouse. 
12-22-18 | 05:50 PM
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You could make something to hold a bottle rocket or a toy rocket? Then you can catch the Road Runner.
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12-24-18 | 09:05 AM
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Prime place for a playing card clamp holder...
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12-24-18 | 04:32 PM
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The real question here isn't aesthetic. It's which has a bigger impact on performance, the drag created by the hole or the grams added by the plug. Any other concerns are a very distant second.
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12-24-18 | 05:48 PM
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Since we're talking about what to do with the rear derailleur hanger hole on a fixie conversion, the only appropriate solution would be to use an appropriately sized hipster ear gauge plug.
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