Hi Gang,
Just to lighten the conversation a little bit, I have a question to the list. It's two-fold actually.
I have a rather beat old PX-10 frame hanging about that I would like to make into a fixed gear bike for fall/winter/spring commuting. My vision of this bike includes changing the drop outs for track versions - ideally Simplex ones to replace the Simplex road ends on the bike presently.
Was there such a thing? Do any of our frame builder list members have access to them? What would be a good alternative - aesthetically - instead of them?
Many of you will just say to run the bike with the road ends, but the rear derailleur hanger + cable guide bothers me on a fixed gear bike. The cheap way out would be to heat the cable guide off, and grind the derailleur hanger off - but that kind of smells of butchery.
Comments welcome!
Cheers,
Larry Strung missed riding on a lovely fall day today in Toronto