Yes, those Monkey Nuts do resemble the classic steel ones you'd see on UJBs back in the day. They are coincidentally priced at very close to my pain threshold for trying to make my own (~$25). I was not aware of that product. Thanks for the hint.
I was thinking something like this: Ebay of the old type <http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Rear-Drop-Out-OEM-Fuji-bike-steel-chrome-spacer-stopper-/222347834299?hash=item33c4f6b3bb:g:5uwAAOSwnHZYVAgO> I bet there's a bike shop with literally hundreds of those in a drawer that would give me a pair for free. On Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 11:46:52 AM UTC-8, George Schick wrote: > > Bill - when you say "dropout plugs" I assume you mean those "spacers" of > yesteryear that are intended to be used with horizontal dropouts lacking > axle alignment bolts. As far as I know Surly is one of the few, if not the > only one, who still makes these. They call 'em Monkey Nuts and they're > primarily intended to be used on frames with rear-facing dropouts like the > Karate Monkey and they come in three versions. I can't see why the > wouldn't work on a standard road frame with regular horizontal dropouts, > though. And version 3 would seem to be the best option. They also appear > to have a slight bit of adjustability to them so you could true things up > as necessary. > > On Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 10:32:25 AM UTC-6, Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >> I know about the Spring Thing. I haven't tied one, but I'm 200% >> convinced it will rattle, and I would rather have silent fenders in the >> wrong position than noisy fenders with perfect lines. As much as I like >> showing off photos of parked bikes, I do actually ride them a little. >> >> The more likely solution that I might pursue is making my own dropout >> plugs to push the wheel all the way forward while still allowing reliable >> and repeatable wheel installation. That way the fender gap doesn't need to >> be huge. >> >> If one of you kind and helpful recommenders of the Spring Thing is sure >> it won't rattle, please let me know and I will try one. Please be sure >> though, because I will likely have to drill out the M5 threads on my >> kickstand plate to install this thing. >> >> Bill >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
