Originally Posted by
unterhausen
Brian, are you using your track bike on a track? I am not sure about the loaner bikes, but for most track racers, they are changing gears during a day at the velodrome and need easy adjustability. Not sure you get that with adjuster screws.
Yes, the whole point of the adjuster screws is easy adjustment. Another advantage is that if you do not tighten the lock nuts enough, you can not pull the wheel over, like standing start type events Like a kilo, one lap standing starts, match sprints, pursuit. At the 1974 jr worlds, Dale Stetina pulled his wheel over on the start of the pursuit, tire rubbing the whole way. What if he had adjuster screws? I know these are to kids loaner bikes and probably not a lot of chainring changing, but there is no real downside.