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How I cut my dropouts off

By soundsgreen on 05/14/2008. Bike tags: Fixed gear
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I have had many comments on this seemingly stock Schwinn of mine but it is far from stock.

To Rai_Brains who asked how I did this here is a closer look.

Old crapy Schwinns have flat steel dropouts which is a good material for cutting up like this.

Here is the whole bike My Sunday Schwinn Cruiser

People who friended this bike That1Dude, PRIZES, room203, Fjord, ajotol, jguerry
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Neat idea!

Submitted by jguerry on 06/27/2011.

I would worry that welding the drops back on would weaken the joint where the drops were originally attached, maybe with an electro-forged Schwinn that wouldn't be a problem.

Very creative thinking. A skiptooth crank from an old woodwheeled bike would make a good crank with an "American" bottom bracket.

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Last question!

Submitted by ajotol on 01/15/2009.

Hey what did you build your new dropouts from? Or did you buy them from somewhere?

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Reused

Submitted by soundsgreen on 01/23/2009.

I carefully cut the old ones off at such an angle so they could flipped around and reused. That's what the paper cut outs show.

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Inspiring!

Submitted by ajotol on 01/06/2009.

Looks like this same project is on my future. Thanks!

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I appreciate it man!

Submitted by Rai_Brains on 05/24/2008.

Hey thanks a lot. This is awesome. I have so many questions. but I don't wanna annoy you... Like what did you use to cut? And attach the cut dropouts back on... etc Thanks again.

Rai

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I'm not sure

Submitted by soundsgreen on 05/28/2008.

Honestly I do not remember how I cut them off come to think about it. Probably an electric cut off wheel.

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did you do that with those

Submitted by upthemaiden on 05/14/2008.

did you do that with those bernz-o-matic propane tanks?!

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