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Bent Dropout - fixable? + how to remove wheel?


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Another vote for the "bit of both" option.

I folded my Comp dropout shut and bent it all the way. It took some serious force to bend and I probably just got very lucky with it not snapping, but it didn't snap.

...I'm not for a moment saying that yours won't :P

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FIXED!

Out of impatience / lack of confidence in bending, I thought I'd get a file to it. I just continually checked if a hub axle would fit before taking off a little more material. Thankfully, I didn't lose as much dropout as I thought I would! In the meantime, I'll try to land sidehops to my wheel and not my dropout! Still... guess it gives a me a little more life out of this frame!

Thanks again for all your help everyone! Glad I got there in the end!

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You did bend it a tiny bit though, just compared the before and after pic?

Nice work though, glad it didn't snap.

Thanks mate... maybe I did move it a tiny bit with the pliers. Most importantly, nice to be riding a (very slightly) lighter frame :D

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