That's the approach I highly recommend: taking sharp cutting tools (even better, power tools) to a nice frame.
Seriously -- Steve Palincsar's opinion notwithstanding (hiya, Steve!) -- it's not hard to remove cable housing stops; I've done so several times, successfully. Use a Dremel to cut and smooth, then do the finishing by hand with a fine flat file. I stripped five or six stops, not to mention rear canti bosses and derailleur hangar tab, from a nice old early '90s Diamond Back mtb to make me a 60" geared fixed off road bike. After I filed and sprayed with rattlecan, I could not see any attachment marks. (I'm looking at cutting the tt stops off my #3 custom Riv -- no rear brake. Mmmmmmmmmh!) (Even funner is using a hammer to get a frame to fit cranks or tires it was not meant for -- have done that too, successfully -- tho' I'd draw the line at the Riv.) Patrick "grateful to Steve 'cuz he's praying for my soul" Moore On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 10:53 AM, Ryan Ray <ryanr...@gmail.com> wrote: > I could just cut off the stops and install clamp on shifters. It wouldn't > preclude me from getting bosses put on at a later date. > > - Ryan > > > > > On Friday, March 9, 2012 9:43:48 AM UTC-8, William wrote: >> >> Yes your housing stops are most likely in the way. >> >> Yes getting bosses put on by a frame builder is a solution. >> >> You should probably scope that out first before you decide whether or not >> you still want to do it. For example, most framebuilders won't work on >> your frame unless it's been completely stripped down. Is it worth the >> effort? Some frame builders have a pretty long backlog. Then there's the >> cost. Once you know the details of how your framebuilder operates, then >> everything else should fall into place. >> >> On Friday, March 9, 2012 8:55:10 AM UTC-8, HappyCamper wrote: >>> >>> I'm trying to move to down tube shifters on a bike that doesn't have >>> bosses. I do have cable stops right where the bosses would be. It seems >>> like these would get in the way of clamp on shifters right? Do I just need >>> to get the replaced by a frame builder? >>> >>> Also: looking to buy some down tube shifters if anyone has some >>> retroflection, power ratchet, or 8 speed shamans... >>> >>> - Ryan >>> >>> >>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/fU7U_wKwSJ4J. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
