Originally Posted by
Scrodzilla
I guess every other manufacturer of aluminum track frames doesn't know what they're doing.
It's been my experience with other frames such as the specialized langster, that having polished plates on the inside of the dropouts prevents the axle from getting adequate bite and can cause the wheel to slip under heavy torque. If you only ride around flat areas, or use brakes this is probably not a big problem, but if you are skidding down steep hills you really don't want your rear wheel moving around.