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58 delray:
as a newbie on here i have been looking back through pages of stuff that i have missed through not being here from the beginning and have seen some stunning restos.
 one thing i noticed though was the use of oval type dropout savers on many looptail rippers, these are not something i remember from bitd, the savers i remember that came with LTRs were large black washers, one of which had a raised portion to fit inside the dropout.
is there any reason why these original type savers are not used?

andy
ps this is not a dig at the fine restos out there, just curious thats all

thecrooch:
http://www.helixbmx.net/dropouts.htm

whether these are better or not i dont know, but you can buy direct and he ships quickly.

58 delray:

--- Quote from: Crooch on October 30, 2009, 09:57 AM ---http://www.helixbmx.net/dropouts.htm

whether these are better or not i dont know, but you can buy direct and he ships quickly.

--- End quote ---
not after any mate, just curious thats all,

andy

Redline:
i would imagine that people use those long saver to cover up damage already done to the dropouts. I personally do as much work as I can to get dropouts on my builds looking mint then just use nylon washers instead. Personally I don't like to look of those long dropout savers!

J

meticulous:
as john says, to cover up damage drop outs or as in my case, protect the paint and alloy, the thick alloy can easily crush when tightened...

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