Modding the dropouts like you've said sounds like a bad idea to me, just get a frame builder to replace the whole drop out if it bothers you!
Otherwise looks like a great bike.
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Modding the dropouts like you've said sounds like a bad idea to me, just get a frame builder to replace the whole drop out if it bothers you!
Otherwise looks like a great bike.