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Your cart is empty.Wheels Manufacturing Dropout Savers eliminate the high cost of replacing a derailleur dropout. Drill out the dropout with the included drill bit and press the saver into place. Then thread the derailleur into the savers
Jason Vogel
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2022
Gently drilled out the hole a bit at a time, tapped it into place and voila! Worked perfectly, saved my bike frame.
other guy
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2021
The item does not come with a drill bit. When I went to the hardware store to buy one, I quickly realized that it was huge! And would take away far too much metal from the already narrow dropout.So I bought a round metal file and did it by hand little by little. Cheat the hole to the sides with the most metal around it. Took about 15 minutes.
Chris Terrill
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2020
When you receive the product. They have a drill bit size listed on the packaging as the correct size of drill bit. It is not the correct size. Use the next one smaller. Otherwise your hole will be to big.
James Oliver Lentz
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2019
No drill bit included, contrary to the description.
Glen
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2019
My 1974 Peugeot finally stripped it's threads, and this was a great option to replace them. Worked fine after drilling out a proper sized hole according to instructions (Drill Bit was not included for me).
Purple Griffon
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2018
I picked up a nearly new Schwinn, the kind that has the frame extended to form the drop out. And the bolt holding the derailleur in place had bad threads. I considered using J.B. Weld and re threading it as that might work, but I did not have the right size tap to thread it with. (And was not sure it would be strong enough, in truth). I saw these and like everyone else would much prefer to only buy one instead of two, figure I may use it eventually. (Likelier that I will lose it before then). I know that somewhere on this listing it states the bit is included - its not. I have bits, so I was not concerned about it and knew when I ordered it it did not come with one. Its true you have to use the right size bit - one of the other reviewers was unhappy the one he used made his frame worthless. I am sorry, but that was their fault.So, the item arrived yesterday. I put the correct size metal cutting bit in the drill (15/32"), plugged the drill in, and within a few seconds had drilled the hole. It took me longer to file off the flashing (The rough metal on the bottom edge) from drilling that it did to drill it. Say, 3 minutes for the whole thing and part of that was getting the file. This part then slips into the hold, I put a a derailleur screw in and tightened it down. (I recommend taking the wheel out as I did). Total time including drilling to have the derailleur mounted again was about 5 minutes. Mounted the wheel - another 3 minutes as this one bolts on. Adjusted the cable as it was to loose - another 2 minutes. I was riding the bike within 10 minutes of starting it.It is really very easy to do. Check your bike - if yours has the derailiur hanger bolted on, replace the hanger. (The cost would be about the same). But if yours is part of the frame or even if its not this will work. (I suspect the aluminium frames or hangers will need to thicker insert - this one was stelel and needed the thin one. Easy to install and works.
Simantic
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2018
AMAZING product! I picked up the bike frame I've wanted for years dirt cheap, and my heart sank when I found the reason the rear derailleur was missing was because the threads were stripped out of the frame. I thought I was going to have to have it welded to fix it. Then I stumbled across these little miracles! Honestly, I think this is how bikes should be assembled in the first place. The threads are stronger, and easily replaced if anything goes wrong again (hopefully not!). It does require some slight drilling to expand the hole enough to fit the saver in, but that only took a couple minutes, and it's invisible once the saver is installed.
Charles M. Herrmann
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2013
I just wish you could purchase just one, I'm not sure why they come in 2 packs. Other than that it worked great.I was a little afraid of drilling a hole that large in the drop out, but there seems to be enough material left. The derailuer was rock solid and so far after 20 or so miles on the bike it's working great.Much better than buying a new frame.
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