jimihendrix
MacRetro Rider
Recently stripped my Orange E3 down, intending on re-spraying it orange/white fade and building it as a single speed.
Would i be mad to remove/grind off the redundant gear cable stops/guides ?
Got this idea from a single speed converted Prestige (i think ?) that had the guides removed i seen on here a while back.
Possible arguments for are, frame already has a cable stop mysteriously missing on the top tube so i've had to run it without a front mech anyway, the frame is sound but is well used, i.e far from NOS so i'd hardly be guilty of butchering a mint frame, the frame will look tidier without the redundant stops.
Possible arguments against, i've never tried a single speed before so if i dont like it and i've ground off the cable stops i'm stuffed, i'd need to sell the frame as well as the single speed bits.
Er, that's the only argument against i can think of
I could build it back up as a single speed as it is, try it out and if i get on ok with it strip it back down then remove the guides and paint it before building it back up again but that sounds like a load of work :roll:
Would i be mad to remove/grind off the redundant gear cable stops/guides ?
Got this idea from a single speed converted Prestige (i think ?) that had the guides removed i seen on here a while back.
Possible arguments for are, frame already has a cable stop mysteriously missing on the top tube so i've had to run it without a front mech anyway, the frame is sound but is well used, i.e far from NOS so i'd hardly be guilty of butchering a mint frame, the frame will look tidier without the redundant stops.
Possible arguments against, i've never tried a single speed before so if i dont like it and i've ground off the cable stops i'm stuffed, i'd need to sell the frame as well as the single speed bits.
Er, that's the only argument against i can think of

I could build it back up as a single speed as it is, try it out and if i get on ok with it strip it back down then remove the guides and paint it before building it back up again but that sounds like a load of work :roll: