I did the same to my dedicated one-speeder - a Proteus - with Campagnolo dropouts, and it's been going strong for over 30 years that way. I could always go back to gears using a bolt-on hanger, but that's not going to happen. The Clem may shift again down the road so I kept the option alive, and the hanger threads clean, by using the bolt. I often plug unused rack/fender eyelets with shorty bolts too, but I try to use the little dome-shaped ones if I can find enough of 'em.
Marty, warming up slowly here in PA. On Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 5:17:06 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > Friend/jtpcopp: First, friends share names. What is your name? > > Second: Marty used a bolt to plug the unsightly hole in the derailleur > mounting bracket, and further, chose a bolt that more or less matches the > allen axle bolts. > > Third, I think it's a good plug, but I've gone to extremes on both a > custom Riv Road (but one less good than my later ones) and a very nice > pre-susp DB mtb by cutting, Dremeling, hacking, grinding, filing, yanking, > bending, twisting, pulling, and otherwise removing and destroying the > derailleur hanger when I converted the frames to dedicated, > never-again-reverted fixed gear use, and I must say, tho' I say it myself, > that the results were impressively good. > > Patrick Moore, who just had a very nice detoured grocery store ride in > 70*F ABQ, NM on the non-Riv clone of a former Riv custom. > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 2:45 PM Friend <jtp...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I don't really understand what's going on here. Care to explain? >> >> On Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 8:28:26 AM UTC-5 Doug H. wrote: >> >>> Marty, >>> That is a cool setup and on a Clem! The Clems really are do-it-all and >>> set up as you like bikes. Happy riding. >>> Doug >>> >>> On Monday, February 28, 2022 at 4:40:29 PM UTC-5 Marty Gierke, >>> Stewartstown PA wrote: >>> >>>> My Clem H enjoys being a single speed lately thanks to a White ENO hub, >>>> and a holy hanger was simply unforgivable in my book. After confirming >>>> that >>>> Problem Solvers discontinued the little filler they once made for such a >>>> task (damn them), I reasoned that the little SS bolt for a Wolf Tooth Road >>>> Link would do the same thing. As luck would have it I had such a beast - >>>> purchased (for no good reason) for a buck at the Gravel & Grind yard sale >>>> before they moved to Vermont. What a godsend! Even luckier that Wolf Tooth >>>> sells the little devil alone should anyone need to perform the same ritual: >>>> >>>> Devilish Bolt >>>> <https://www.wolftoothcomponents.com/collections/replacement-parts/products/roadlink-goatlink-replacement-bolt> >>>> >>> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3dbba081-2107-47ac-941e-f408047311a7n%40googlegroups.com.
