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09-17-08 | 11:27 AM

#26

rhm

multimodal commuter

Joined: Nov 2006

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From: NJ, NYC, LI

Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...

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Originally Posted by dbakl

A frame builder or repairer can replace the hanger portion of the dropout; in fact Campagnolo made just the piece for those repairs. Otherwise, you could continue to use a hanger adapter for any derailler you chose.

Since you're planning to paint the frame anyway, it makes a lot of sense to have the dropout fixed now; it's an additional expense but well worth it.

09-17-08 | 01:08 PM

#27

Kommisar89

Bottecchia fan

Joined: Aug 2003

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From: Colorado Springs, CO

Bikes: 1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo (frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame), 1974 Peugeot UO-8

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Originally Posted by LakewoodMike

John E is right, at least I think so. There is not a derailleur hanger on the dropout and something has been ground off. Other less than steller news, after striping the bike down I discovered that that paint is not original. It was a purple/pink pattern originally.

So now... Can I use the same or a slightly modified version of the hanger that was created and still have a functional bike? Actually, the derailluer worked just fine, I set the bike in a stand and cranked through gears. The chain has no rust and seems to be okay.

Second question (today anyway). I couldn't find a link that was easily breakable. Should I just use a chain tool to remove the chain? It's got to come off sometime..

Now I am going to paint. Actually, I have a friend with a media blaster which is a good start and he also has access to a powder coating booth so technically I wont be the one painting.

This is going to be a nice looking rider before the end of winter.

Bummer about that hanger and the paint. Anyways, it can be repaired. Depends on whether you want to invest a little money. If it were me, I probably see what it'll cost to have the dropout replaced but you can also continue to use the claw hanger modification. Nothing functionally wrong with that and you can always get it fixed later but you'd have to repaint. Because of the terrain around here I made some modifications to mine to make it a more practical rider for those longe rides - I changed the crank to one with 52/40 rings and changed out the rear derailleur for a Campy Rally long cage derailleur and a 14-34 freewheel. The Rally is not technically correct (I think they didn't come out until 1974) but it looks right and I'd rather ride a bike that's not quite correct than have a period correct one hanging from the wall.

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1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista