Can I remove the rear dropout spacers from and old steel frame with horizontal dropouts? They look like this but cheaper:
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2005/2403576831_7dedc744a0.jpg
I need to pull the wheel axle to the back end of the rear dropouts to gain some space for bigger volume tyres. Do we really need these spacers?
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Can I remove the rear dropout spacers from and old steel frame with horizontal dropouts?
They look like this but cheaper:
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2005/2403576831_7dedc744a0.jpg
I need to pull the wheel axle to the back end of the rear dropouts to gain some space for bigger volume tyres.
Do we really need these spacers?