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09-11-06 | 10:49 AM

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simplify

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ridelugs

...horizontal drop outs only support the axle in a very minimal way, leading to axle breakage.

I can't see what the shape of the dropout has to do with how the axle is supported. That makes no sense to me.

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