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>"The discussion about the various dropout types has been great.
>Personally, I'm a fan of Breezer style dropouts...."



as n?il so poignantly posted, these type and their ilk are
not convenient for racing frames as they make wheel changes
'on the fly' a real time sink. they certainly ease the production
time in the build, but the shape precludes any real use in the peloton.
e-RICHIE