Originally Posted by
davei1980
That's actually really good advice and something this former NASCAR NW Series pit crew member hadn't considered until now.... no worries about 'centering' the wheel in the frame or anything like that....
On machines w/ mudguards fitted dealing w/ a flats-fix on the roadside having vertical dropouts makes the process much easier, reliable and clean as well.
Nothing like getting your tube changed, inflated and tire properly seated only to have to deflate it because with a horizontal dropout an inflated tire contacts the mudguard at the front of the dropout and will not allow the wheel to be reinstalled.
"Uh, got a CO2 cartridge I can borrow......"
-Bandera