I always assumed that the reason one rarely sees road bikes with rear facing dropouts was the difficulty of wheel changes, i.e. one must pull the wheel forward to remove the chain from the cog, then back to remove the wheel. But that of course is no worse than removing a track wheel, so it makes sense on dual purpose machines. Maybe the greater question is whether rear facing DO's (and 1/8" chain and solid axles for that matter) are really necessary for track bikes. I think that Sheldon, for one, is skeptical, and thinks there is a big "macho factor" in the design of track equipment.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Steven L. Sheffield wrote:
> Actually, it's not that uncommon on many older British track frames, since
> it allows the same frame to be used both on the track, and on the road for
> time trials (or 'tests' as they tend to be called in England).
>
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> > From: "Roy H. Drinkwater" <roydrink@mac.com>
> > Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 10:41:22 -0500
> > To: classic list <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, fixed gear list
> > <fixed-gear@lists.davin.ottawa.on.ca>
> > Subject: [CR]Holdsworth track bike on r.b.m.
> >
> >
> > Saw this on rec.bicycles.marketplace, I've never seen a derailleur
> > hanger on track dropouts before. Was this something Holdsworthy commonly
> > did, or just a one-off?
> >
> > Note: I downloaded the jpeg and lightened / sharpened in Photoshop, but
> > there's definatly a derailleur hanger there.
> >
> > No connection to seller, otherwise I'd be getting it!
> >
> > Roy H. Drinkwater
> > Lititz, PA
> >
> >
> >> Subject: FS: Holdsworth Track Frame
> >> From: tanakashima@aol.com (Tom Nakashima)
> >> Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.marketplace
> >> Date: Sun, 14 Jan, 2001 2:43
> >> Message-ID: <20010114024317.07222.00001729@ng-da1.aol.com>
> >>
> >> Holdsworth Track Frame (orange)
> >> Size: 53cm c to t seat tube
> >> 53cm c to c top tube
> >> Excellent condition.
> >> chrome campagnolo track dropouts rear.
> >> chrome campagnolo front dropouts.
> >> also has chrome rear derailleur hanger.
> >> 120mm rear spacing.
> >> fork and rear drilled for brakes.
> >> seat post size = 27.2
> >> Price: $400.oo + shipping
> >>
> >> view at:
> >>
> >> http://members.aol.com/