LCP

Bicycle dropouts - every standard explained

Author block

Lance Branquinho's picture

Lance Branquinho

Lance Branquinho is a Namibian-born media professional who graduated to mountain biking after injuries curtailed his fascination with trail running. He has a weakness for British steel hardtails, especially those which only run a single gear. Lance is an award-winning writer who has contributed to myriad piblications all over the world including Cyclingnews, Bike Perfect, MBR, Topgear, TopCar and Car magazine.

2 comments

3 months 1 week ago

Apart from the embarrisment of forgetting to cinch up your QR tightly has anyone actually had a the problem with vertical drop outs described above?

3 months 1 week ago

My dropouts are featured in this Surly blog. Bit complex to look at but simpleish to use.

https://surlybikes.com/blog/ogre_sauce