peter naiman wrote:
>I recently purchased a 1955 Hetchins Magnum Opus Phase 2 from the
>UK, the bike is stunning with a very fine repaint and rechrome. The
>decals are not quite right as the seat tube decal is a 1952
>Coronation. The jpgs sent to me were somewhat in detail, so I went
>ahead with the purchase. Upon receiving it, I noticed the the rear
>dropouts were not right. They are shortreach horizontal Campag from
>post 1975. Also, the derailleur tab had been cut of prior to
>rechroming. A proper derailleur hangar from the era cannot be
>fitted, as the dropout is to short.
You haven't tried hard enough! If you leave off the bolt, and file off the alignment bump, the adaptor claw can be held in place by the skewer alone.
The downside of this is that installing the rear wheel becomes slightly more complicated, but this isn't a biggie, lots of folks have loose adaptor claws.
The upside is you don't mess up the chrome.
Sheldon "First, Do No Harm" Brown
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