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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fixed-Gear-Fixie-RoadToPista-track-dropout-adaptor-/270828008642?pt=Cycling_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f0e9b74c2
I just stumbled on these whilst on ebay.
What do you think?
There's some nice road frames with vertical drops, so I can see why someone's made these, but they look a bit clunky to me.
Looks like there's a few drawbacks to them too.
Firstly they're fugly, second they'd tilt the rear of the bike up by an inch, thereby tilting the top tube down a la low pro, whilst also widening the gap between the wheel and brake bridge. And you'd also only be able to use wheels that are 120mm.
Is there a better solution to adapting a vertical drop out road frame to fixed, other than the magic gear solution?