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03-23-06 | 10:53 PM

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best way to take off cable guides and the like

I recently got a new frame and I want to convert it to fixed gear. I was wondering what the best way to get the cable guides/brake bosses and things that stick out that i don't need off. any help would be greatly appreciated.
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03-23-06 | 11:03 PM

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hacksaw and file.

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03-23-06 | 11:06 PM

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03-23-06 | 11:11 PM

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If you're planning on repainting, strip it and then use a torch.

03-24-06 | 06:04 AM

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i've heard the torch method is really easy, just aim it at the piece you're popping off for a few seconds and then twist it off with pliers, ruins the paint but one you paint it you won't know the difference and then hacksaw or dremel things llike the derailer hanger

03-24-06 | 06:13 AM

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The slickest torch method I've found is to hang a kitten on a wire from whatever you are removing. Heat up the braze-on, and the weight of the kitten pulls it right off once it reaches the correct temp. I suppose one could substitute something besides a kitten for the weight.

03-24-06 | 07:41 AM

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+1. The hardest part is returning the kittens afterwards. Damn pet stores and their refund policies.

03-24-06 | 07:50 AM

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I used a hacksaw mostly & a janky, no-name angle grinder on the bigger bits.

03-24-06 | 08:01 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jasonsan

you could substitute something besides a kitten for the weight, but would you want to?
besides,
https://video.google.com/videoplay?do...22&q=funny+cat
and,
https://video.google.com/videoplay?do...7&q=cat+on+ice

i rest my case.

03-24-06 | 08:02 AM

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The torch method only works with steel, I am told. In case of Al, hacksaw and file.

03-24-06 | 09:08 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jasonsan

Everytime a hipster cuts off a braze-on, God kills a kitten.

Please, think of the kittens.

03-24-06 | 09:18 AM

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lunacycle, that only happens if it was on their dad's colnago, not if it's a dumpstered puch.

03-24-06 | 09:39 AM

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Do Not, I repeat, Do Not use the hacksaw on the kitten...tried that method once and the results were pretty sloppy.

03-24-06 | 09:50 AM

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I, for one, fully advocate the use of hacksaws on cats.

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03-24-06 | 10:06 AM

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I, for one, fully advocate the use of hacksaws on cats.

Why is that so much grosser than using circular saw on a cow? Are cats cuter? Do cows lack "personality"? Uh oh, sausage is burnin

03-24-06 | 10:08 AM

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I don't understand what you're saying.
I just hate cats.
And I eat beef.
So, I'm lost...

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03-24-06 | 10:10 AM

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Why bother taking them off?

1) Those little bits give the bike characther
2) Where will you hang kittens from if you remove them?

03-24-06 | 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by moki

Uh oh, sausage is burnin

this conversation about hacksawing kitties is making you aroused?!?!

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