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Title: What are these things sticking up out of my chainstays?
Post by: fugazi on May 02, 2016, 10:45 AM: (http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g182/fugazi33/Mobile%20Uploads/InstagramCapture_075f1761-ebd9-4145-807c-dd17ed765a6e_zpsclkfwddp.jpg)
Title: Re: What are these things sticking up out of my chainstays?
Post by: That Swan Guy on May 02, 2016, 10:45 AM: 990 mounts
Title: Re: What are these things sticking up out of my chainstays?
Post by: pickle on May 02, 2016, 06:06 PM: you rest the toe of your trainers against them so you can put some proper rubber against your tyre :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What are these things sticking up out of my chainstays?
Post by: nosepickben on May 02, 2016, 09:20 PM: Cigarette holders.
Title: Re: What are these things sticking up out of my chainstays?
Post by: fugazi on May 03, 2016, 10:38 AM: Quote from: That Swan Guy on May 02, 2016, 10:45 AM
990 mounts

Welded on the chainstays of a new school frame? What is the world coming to?!

Quote from: pickle on May 02, 2016, 06:06 PM
you rest the toe of your trainers against them so you can put some proper rubber against your tyre :daumenhoch:

Really? Wish I knew that before I went & chopped them off to put removable mounts on the seatstays like all the other frames, well they are better after all.

Quote from: nosepickben on May 02, 2016, 09:20 PM
Cigarette holders.

I think you may be onto something there, is that what you use the ones on your frame for? Will an e-cig fit in there?
Title: Re: What are these things sticking up out of my chainstays?
Post by: ED209 on May 04, 2016, 01:29 PM: they are for taping lolly sticks to ... or cardboard ... to make your bike sound like a moteurboike :r2d2:
Title: Re: What are these things sticking up out of my chainstays?
Post by: fugazi on May 04, 2016, 04:38 PM: Will it make that sound if I fit tuffs though?
Title: Re: What are these things sticking up out of my chainstays?
Post by: ED209 on May 04, 2016, 05:05 PM: Quote from: fugazi on May 04, 2016, 04:38 PM
Will it make that sound if I fit tuffs though?

of course ... Tuffs are well fit
Title: Re: What are these things sticking up out of my chainstays?
Post by: fugazi on May 06, 2016, 10:46 AM: Quote from: ED209 on May 04, 2016, 05:05 PM
Quote from: fugazi on May 04, 2016, 04:38 PM
Will it make that sound if I fit tuffs though?

of course ... Tuffs are well fit

That's great, the frame's well FIT as well :daumenhoch: