Originally Posted by
clrux
Since the Cross Check has horizontal dropouts, is changing a tire more difficult than on a bike with vertical dropouts? I was reading that the horizontal was more for single speed bikes. But I get a sense that changing a flat might be more difficult?
Horizontal drop outs work fine for both single speed bikes and derailleur equipped bikes. You won't go wrong with them; in fact they make the cross check more versatile which is why I suspect Surly spec'd them.