They also make for easier wheel removal if the bike is equipped with close fitting fenders. I have to deflate the tire on my fendered bike with horizontal dropouts when I need to remove the rear wheel. Admittedly not a real hardship! Paul Raley, Leonardtown MD
LouDeeter@aol.com wrote:
>In addition to quicker wheel changes (questionable in my mind if the changer is practiced), vertical dropouts eliminate the uncertainty of left/right dropout adjustment screws and they eliminate pulling the wheel out of the dropouts during hard pedaling efforts. Other than that, I can think of no other advantages. Lou Deeter, Orlando FL
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