On Fri, 2012-03-09 at 11:57 -0700, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > 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.
It's easy to do all sorts of crimes and abominations. The question isn't is it easy to do, but should it be done at all. > (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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanged,_drawn_and_quartered -- 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.
