Originally Posted by
wez312
I'm not looking for a speed demon or anything but would you describe it as sluggish then?
Mainly the reason I'm looking at this over anything else is the versatility. Are there any other bikes with full horizontal dropouts that could be geared or single speed like this out there?
Sluggish would be an understatement. Long wheel base because of the super long stays, 32c tires, a little heavy makes this bike sluggish. As I said these are things I was looking for in my commuter, I didn't want a twitchy bike. The thing I like about this bike is the forward facing drop outs because with fenders, the wheel is easily removed for fixing flats. I will never go with rear facing drop outs ever again. The long wheel base also helps if you put panniers on, you won't get heel strike. I am also a sucker for flat crown forks in this style of bike. The bike looks good.
The only other bike I know with forward facing drop outs would be the Surly Cross Check.