Horizontal drop-out rough cost
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MikeD
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They're not horizontal dropouts, they're track ends 
That aside, mine were done by Argos - £120 including removing gear stops, adding a stop for a V brake on the top tube (Kona frame), track ends and respray in pearlescent white. That was, erm, ten years ago though, so it might have gone up a bit since
That aside, mine were done by Argos - £120 including removing gear stops, adding a stop for a V brake on the top tube (Kona frame), track ends and respray in pearlescent white. That was, erm, ten years ago though, so it might have gone up a bit since
I have no idea 
Only found out this evening that they are different :?
And the penny only just dropped as to why a post (that Google found for me) on another forum recommended horizontal dropouts over track ends..
And I think I am talking about track ends.. presumption confirmed
Only found out this evening that they are different :?
And the penny only just dropped as to why a post (that Google found for me) on another forum recommended horizontal dropouts over track ends..
And I think I am talking about track ends.. presumption confirmed
I got some done a few years ago by a guy who just builds frames in his spare time. Very cheap - but then I did supply the track ends.
That's my main point - I sourced Paul's Comp track ends myself & would highly recommend them over any other basic track ends (ignoring sliders, EBB etc.).
They have a built-in tension screw that makes them a pleasure to use. They are also very purty and well worth the extra few bucks over what a frame builder would over-charge you for some very basic flat-plate track ends from their box of old frame fittings.
Also, many old-school track ends are intended for (surprise!) track bikes. The seat stay angles (and therefore the attachment tabs on the track ends) are very different from the angles of a MTB frame and some frame builders do a really fugly job of making everything fit together.
In the UK, you might get some Paul's track ends from HubJub or Fresh Tripe. I just emailed Paul & he shipped them directly to me. Easy.
That's my main point - I sourced Paul's Comp track ends myself & would highly recommend them over any other basic track ends (ignoring sliders, EBB etc.).
They have a built-in tension screw that makes them a pleasure to use. They are also very purty and well worth the extra few bucks over what a frame builder would over-charge you for some very basic flat-plate track ends from their box of old frame fittings.
Also, many old-school track ends are intended for (surprise!) track bikes. The seat stay angles (and therefore the attachment tabs on the track ends) are very different from the angles of a MTB frame and some frame builders do a really fugly job of making everything fit together.
In the UK, you might get some Paul's track ends from HubJub or Fresh Tripe. I just emailed Paul & he shipped them directly to me. Easy.
velomaniac
MacRetro Rider
Recently I asked half a dozen frame builders this very question and the consensus was around £100. However only about 2 said they could do it to any steel frame, the other 4 were much more cagey about whether they could do it unless they'd inspected the frame first.
As for the dropouts, its trackends you need for fixed gear/single speed applications. Horizontal dropouts are generally found nowadays on low end bikes that use clamp on rear deralliers
As for the dropouts, its trackends you need for fixed gear/single speed applications. Horizontal dropouts are generally found nowadays on low end bikes that use clamp on rear deralliers
IDB1":2v82ezhl said:Those Pauls are lush... but a gnats over $30 for shipping is ridiculous :?
Keep on searching . . . .
Thanks for chiming in chaps.. think I know what I'm planning now
I don't think an extra £20 for shipping is so bad when you're already looking at >£100 to do the job with some random old track ends cut from flat plate with no adjusters.
I certainly made that money back when I sold my frame. People definitely recognized that the Pauls bits added value.
Not to mention that they got lots of compliments and were Zen-like to dial in perfect chain tension and wheel alignment after a puncture or with frozen fingers....
And if you get them brazed and smoothed into your frame, like I did, you'll instantly become a god among envious singlespeeders.
OK, I'll stop there
