Originally Posted by
cnnrmccloskey
Yup, I beleive thats the reason most clamp on derailuers lock out part of the drop out so the wheel naturaly falls there. I've even been noticing dept store bikes (schwinns in the cases I've seen) where the drive side dropout doesn't run as far back (a really stupid system imo but much cheaper than getting good enough facilities for tighter tolerances alowing vertical dropouts)
Yeah, my semi-old Schwinn LeTour has a blocked-off dropout like that:
http://home.comcast.net/~jeff_wills/...es/bike033.htm
Thankfully, it didn't prevent me from setting the bike up as a single-speed. I've since upgraded it to 7-speed with a Dura-Ace AX hub and a Ultegra derailleur.