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andyp
Zeeburg
@Tijmen
I'm toying with the idea of having the non-driveside dropout 3D-printed. It's roughly a Paragon snapring dropout with paragon caliper mounts all blended into each other as a rough mockup. Price on this would be €70, I'm still buying a set of dropouts to use the driveside bit so no savings there, but it would save me roughly €20 on caliper mounts. So all in all it wouldn't be hugely expensive when taking into account the overall price of the build. It's a bit tricky if it will hold up though, I've doubled the wall thickness of the tube over the Columbus spec, but still. Would like this:
And as is, it's not a lot more exciting than just welding the caliper mounts in the tube.
But I'm hesitant to go over the top with styling, as it will clash with the rest of the frame. Thoughts? Example of good-looking 3D-printed dropouts? I saw these earlier which got me thinking about this, but not sure if this look would work on my bike.