Going fixed, got an old Pinarello road frame. Removed the downtube shifters, but don't want to destroy the frame by angle grinding the remains. Is there a way to 'hide' them or to make them less ugly? What about some chrome plugs or something like that?

Tire valve covers... Check out valve covers from a BMX shop or auto parts store

I've seen dice, bullets, etc....

Not as imaginative as Dave's suggestions, and much more expensive: brake shifter cable stop adapters. You can remove the grey barrel adjusters.

why not leave the levers?

Yes, I would leave the shift levers on to psych other riders.

Leave them on and connect one of them to a bell mounted down by your BB.

Maybe an electric guitar or amp knob would fit. Then your bike would go to eleven!

According to Mr. Red Green, duct tape has a multitude of purposes.

Flyn G

Not my idea, just something I saw. Get dice, drill a hole and glue them on. Inexpensive and would look just fine.

Paint. If you can get some paint that matches fairly well nobody will notice them.

Paint. If you can get some paint that matches fairly well nobody will notice them.
That is a bad idea. Cover them with something, just in case you crash and get "stabbed."

???? So getting impaled by downtube shifter is better?

I just left mine alone. Doesn't seem to have hurt anything.

???? So getting impaled by downtube shifter is better?
A down tube shifter won't run sideways into your thigh and tear a big hole. That is the hazard of just leaving the studs.

And, if that's your setting and nothing has gone wrong... doesn't mean that it won't!

???? So getting impaled by downtube shifter is better?


huh??? what part ofthe shifter is gonna impale a thigh?

sounds like an opportunity for "Problem Solvers"

Going fixed, got an old Pinarello road frame. Removed the downtube shifters, but don't want to destroy the frame by angle grinding the remains. Is there a way to 'hide' them or to make them less ugly? What about some chrome plugs or something like that? Leave them on and use them for brake levers. Also I have seen the levers notched and turned into a bottle opener.

Brad

Leave them on and use them for brake levers.
Brad


how's he gonna do that? seriously, how would the cable be routed?

Check with your LBS and see if they have kept any of the covers that are placed over canti/v-brake studs to protect them during frame/fork shipping. With a little trimming and a bit of adhesive, they'll solve your problem.

Tire valve covers... Check out valve covers from a BMX shop or auto parts store

I've seen dice, bullets, etc....
Yeah, what Mr. Hickey said....
these (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31eYXcjGjtL._AA280_.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.amazon.com/Black-Dice-Custom-Valve-Caps/dp/B0002PCM5O&h=280&w=280&sz=10&hl=en&start=55&um=1&tbnid=J9F9ymhZzAf_RM:&tbnh=114&tbnw=114&prev=/images%3Fq%3DDICE%2BCAP%26start%3D40%26ndsp%3D20%2 6svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DNtp://)
might work for ya.:yesnod:

how's he gonna do that? seriously, how would the cable be routed? I've never done it, but I suppose you could mount the levers opposite normal so the routing would be up instead of down and then use a bolt on deraileur hanger for a stop.

Brad