I have an older Redline Conquest that came with canti and disc brake mounts. I switched to disc brakes years ago now, and can't foresee ever switching back to cantis. I've always wondered about 'shaving' the canti brake mounts completely off (picture a hack saw, then angle grinder, then sand paper).
Has anyone done this and been pleased with the results?
I realize I'm not saving an appreciable amount of weight and I don't have a good defensible reason for wanting them gone, other than a 'cleaner' look to the bike. At its age, the frame is a real beater, so I'm probably just going to go ahead and do it, despite lack of a good reason. Unless anyone out there has already tried this and regrets it? Anyone wreck your rame doing it?
Volsung wrote:I started doing this on my big dummy but my arm got tired like 20% of the way into the first one so I gave up. I think my saw blade was too old.
Ha! I assume/hope I'll have an easier time with my aluminum.
I'd be a bit hesitant to grind down aluminum. It's a lot more picky and easier to damage. Not saying it can't be done, I'd just research it really well.
