My Phantom 85 project

[bikeH0rn]

Should I brace the rear dropouts also?

Phwoar... umm. If you could cut off the angle drop-outs and fit horizontal drop-outs if you can. Otherwise... just leave it. Most of these older bikes are way stronger than newer bicycles. Well, for the lower end of the market anyway.

Rear track dropouts - plug style - 11mm SS & CS - 70° SS/CS

Rear track dropout for steel bicycle frame. Plug style for 11mm ID seatstay and chainstay - 70° seatstay/chainstay angle

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Braze-ons

We carry Columbus tubing as well as lugs, dropouts, fork crowns, and braze-ons. We also have proprietary goods and items from Gasflux, Harris, Weld Mold, 3M.

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[GW's Motorized]

Phwoar... umm. If you could cut off the angle drop-outs and fit horizontal drop-outs if you can. Otherwise... just leave it. Most of these older bikes are way stronger than newer bicycles. Well, for the lower end of the market anyway.

Rear track dropouts - plug style - 11mm SS & CS - 70° SS/CS

Rear track dropout for steel bicycle frame. Plug style for 11mm ID seatstay and chainstay - 70° seatstay/chainstay angle

framebuildersupply.com

Braze-ons

We carry Columbus tubing as well as lugs, dropouts, fork crowns, and braze-ons. We also have proprietary goods and items from Gasflux, Harris, Weld Mold, 3M.

framebuildersupply.com

Already handled it lol

My dropouts fit great! I was really worried about this part because it could have been a huge struggle. Fortunately they went in fairly easy and will come back out too. It just takes a little kinetic persuasion. I haven't tecked the in yet because I need to clean the metals as good as I can since I will be tig welding this. (Yes they do go all the way into the tube, they just spring back because the metal is used to being in a different place)
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If anyone wants the file for these I am happy to share. They are for 55 degree chain stays.

Also, here's a quick update on the bike. I decided to use a hyper for my Phantom. This bike however is not going to be waisted. I plan to paint it come spring, put the forks I have on it, and swap everything from my cranbrook onto it.