Originally Posted by
corwin1968
Maybe I used the wrong terminology. The seller of my frame uses the term "forward facing dropouts" and Surly calls the same dropouts "semi-horizontal" and both indicate they accomodate SS drivetrains. I seem to have mixed "semi" from "semi-vertical" with "forward facing". If you are familiar with a Cross Check, that's the type of dropouts I have.
The Cross Check wasn't "designed' to be a SS/fixie but it is certainly suitable for building up in either format. The dropouts will easily allow setting the proper chain tension.