John, I'm sure you are right, so we could conclude that the idea was more a marketing gimmick than a real benefit. IIRC, the bike's model name referred to the fact that the wheelbase could be made more "Compact." One thing I am sure of however, is that Gios did not market the adjustable dropouts as "perfect for compensating for mis-alignment on our poorly constructed frames!" Can you imagine that? Ha!
Ray Dobbins Miami Florida
John Thompson <JohnThompson@new.rr.com> wrote:
Raymond Dobbins wrote:
> I think the main selling point for this adjustable dropout design was
> not replaceability so much as the ability to shorten the wheelbase for
> crit races, or lengthen it for road races. Something like that.
But there's only a few millimeters of adjustment available! Just enough to straighten the wheel in a sloppily constructed frame -- not much more than that.
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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA