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Had this Ellis Briggs for a while and despite the shoddy coat (it's purple in daylight), I'm rather fond of it: must be one of the last Ishiwata 017 builds, built by Jack Briggs as a favour for a friend etc etc.
However it has vertical dropouts, so no good to me as it is. But it's occurred to me that the VD put the axle in the same plane as fork ends would.
And if I used fork ends with a derailleur hanger, it would preserve the integrity of the frame as well as giving it a new lease of life.
Or am I being daft?