Removing braze-ons for the sake of making a "perfect" setup?

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03-17-20 | 12:36 AM

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bwilli88

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Drew it, it is your bike.

03-17-20 | 07:53 AM

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JohnDThompson

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Originally Posted by Kilroy1988

I just like the look but am well aware that many British riders simply used road frames with regular drop outs for their fixed riding. It'll certainly be easier not to change that aspect of the bike!

If you ever put mudguards on the bike, forward facing dropouts make wheel removal much easier.

03-18-20 | 03:07 PM

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Andy@64

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I would as someone already suggested not grind the brackets off but use heat to remove them , being very careful not to use too much heat. Anything that was once brazed on can be put back on ! I guess its just a case of a very limited market that you would be selling to if you removed these as it would be an expensive job to return it to "original" for gears. However I can understand your desire for perfection!