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[Closed] Talk to me about having a frame modified to take a Phil Woods EBB

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Who did you use?
How much?
Pleased?


 
Posted : 11/07/2009 10:56 pm
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The only people I ever heard of doing this was Vulture Cycles.

Argos don't appear to list it.


 
Posted : 11/07/2009 11:04 pm
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gonna be expensive. Sliding dropouts cheaper.


 
Posted : 11/07/2009 11:23 pm
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Interesting, tell me more....


 
Posted : 11/07/2009 11:28 pm
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They've got to mitre 4 tubes to fit. With new dropouts they can braze them in. Way cheaper.


 
Posted : 11/07/2009 11:30 pm
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Siding drop outs look shonky as hell though and in my ever-so-humble opinion are a weaker option. Of course as said it will be cheaper though.


 
Posted : 12/07/2009 8:25 am
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and in my ever-so-humble opinion are a weaker option

Any proof of their lack of strength or is it pure unfounded opinion?

Retro-fitting an EBB is indeed a PITA and would be pretty costly. I know there is an EBB HT2 bottom bracket avaialble from singlespeed.nl (IIRC) that along with a half link / choice of ratio would do the job. Or a White Ind ENO rear hub and freewheel...

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Posted : 12/07/2009 10:11 am
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I am with SSP - nicest of those is the White Industries ENO rear hub. Though the Phil Wood EBB is a thing of great beauty I much prefer the Bushnell in the way it works. A quick bit of google came up with this
http://www.mtbr.com/ssfaqcrx.aspx#ssEbbDefined
all of the stuff above in great detail!!


 
Posted : 12/07/2009 11:02 am
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Is it possible to get some on-one style dropouts brazed on? It would be fairly easy to get them lazercut from 4mm steel plate (unless on-one can supply them?) and then you don't have the faff of sliding dropouts.


 
Posted : 12/07/2009 1:41 pm
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making up bespoke dropouts would not be cheap


 
Posted : 12/07/2009 1:47 pm
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A Trickstuff BB would be the easiest way- sjs do them for £150 I wouldn't be suprised if they are cheaper elsewhere.


 
Posted : 12/07/2009 2:20 pm