Originally Posted by
thedapperest
All the times my wheel has slipped in the dropouts, it's slipped at an angle, no?
No.
"
All the times"?
Really?
In more >40 years including Max Force starts to the best of my modest ability I've never "slipped" a rear wheel on the start of any event: road, track, MTB or 'cross.
Lacking evidence that one is a True-Power Beast on the bike improper alignment of the various bit's 'n bobs of the machine would be the next culprit for examination, or not.
Perhaps a lack of Zen-Start, propitious amulets and Focus could be to blame?
PS: If you can't get a good solid reliable Start what makes you confident of your Stopping ability on our unpredictable streets?
-Bandera