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You make a very good point and when I built the bike I went out of my way not to change the frame in any way. However, I now have to accept due to the dropout size and stay spacing, it's going to be hard to make a reliable bike from it unless I return it to an original sturmey archer 3 speed, which is not a configuration that would be any real use to me. I have no strong attachment to the frame but if I don't use it, I doubt anyone else will and I hate to leave a problem unresolved. I could bend out the stays and file open the dropouts but it's a bit brutal, also since my wife bought me Chimonas' frame building book for Christmas, I've been quite keen to have a go. I've been thinking of getting hold of a torch for a while as I mess around with classic cars a lot and there's been a few times I could have used one. I don't mind having a go at knocking up a jig but if the whole project seems a non-starter or if there's any other advice, I'd love to hear.