Don’t ask me if it is worth it to add 8 hand fabricated pieces to the pair of super high quality dropouts I buy from the good folks at Paragon Machine Works. It makes the rear end behave as though the axles were effectively wider, gives a huge stout interface with the chain and seat stays with a large weld surface and can give a discrete mounting point for rack and fender hard ware.
One day I’ll grow up and have parts like this machined so I can save a couple of hours labor. Tomorrow these get cleaned up and welded. If I am lucky I can get a pile of tubes mitered up and fit into the jig as well. Clock is Ticking.
