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Safe to file dropouts?
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Hi hipsters (someone in the mech forum told me to "Ask the hipsters in the FG/SS forum"),
Hi, I'm in the process of converting my hardtail RockHopper into a fixie. It has horizontal dropouts, but as you can see, they're not exactly like they ideally. Is it safe to file these dropouts to make them into regular horizontal dropouts or would that be extremely dangerous and stupid? Attachment 74530 |
File away. Specialized probably just filled the dropouts with brass anyway.
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those are interesting. go for it.
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Thanks!
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Safe is a dangerous word. How safe is good enough for you?
I would not do it, if that was my bike....but hey, I'm a mechanical engineer....what do I know about fatigue failure, stress concentration factors, and broken frames/bones |
Originally Posted by merlin55
(Post 6932561)
Safe is a dangerous word. How safe is good enough for you?
I would not do it, if that was my bike....but hey, I'm a mechanical engineer....what do I know about fatigue failure, stress concentration factors, and broken frames/bones |
haha hipsters 1, crappy dude in the mech forum 0!
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ENO hub and forget about it.
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file away.
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file it.
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Originally Posted by Cynikal
(Post 6930852)
File away. Specialized probably just filled the dropouts with brass anyway.
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weird. go for it; just don't file past the center of the reinforced area.
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post up the username of the guy in the mech forum so we can harass him
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Place in the folder marked "D"
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You might want to check out the eccentric ENO hubs. This will be MUCH safer than filing away at your dropouts.
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file those
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