Sorry for moving the conversation away from the lovely road bike,but how would one go about making something similar (the dropout spacers) without the access to heavy machinery? My gf's bike has horizontal dropouts which has given me - and others - a bit of a headache in terms of getting tyres and guards to fit while keeping acceptable shifting. It currently has those dropout screws but let's face it they're just a bit shit.
Sorry for moving the conversation away from the lovely road bike,but how would one go about making something similar (the dropout spacers) without the access to heavy machinery? My gf's bike has horizontal dropouts which has given me - and others - a bit of a headache in terms of getting tyres and guards to fit while keeping acceptable shifting. It currently has those dropout screws but let's face it they're just a bit shit.