On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 6:13 AM, David T. <davidtren...@yahoo.ca> wrote: > Why do all current Rivendell non-custom bikes except the Quickbeam/ > Simpleone have vertical dropouts? > > It looks like at one time they used horizontal dropouts, based on > this: > > http://www.sandsmachine.com/bp_riv.htm > > The rationale given for horizontal dropouts at that time seems pretty > sound. Plus they allow you to set the bike up as a single speed if you > want. > > Just something I was wondering about on a dreary November day as I > should be getting ready for work. > > > > It can also be a pain to remove a rear tire with a fender especially if you like a nice fender line.
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