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~~"Track ends" / dropouts originally had a gear hanger that was chopped (as everybody knows here...). Something like this, kind of:
http://vintagebikecave.com/wp-content/uploads/DSCF2053.jpg
...except that they were much shorter in terms of adjustment possibilities, as it was often the case on TT bikes (the ones I've seen at least)~~
/\ /\ /\ irrelevant comment from me above... OP shows this perfectly sorry...
I am having the gear hanger re-brased, onto the original ends/dropouts, which will be unchanged.
Because the dropouts/ends are not replaced (which is good as the tubes don't get heated again), and because I have insisted that frame builder (Vaz's brother) wraps the frame in wet clothes during the brazing, the damage to the pink powercoated paint (which I intend to keep) should be minimum. Maybe a bit of touch-up will be necessary, but nothing major I hope...
This way the bike can be used with TT or fixed wheels, as originally intended.
I do not have a track wheelset I can use on this, so I will for now use a road wheelset I have (with a TT 5 speed block). Crankset with only one chainring (50 or 52T), single lever downtube shifter, centre pull mafac-like brake (the frame has braze on for centre pull, hence the choice...)
I'll see how it looks / rides, and take it from there...