It seems that vertical dropouts are a huge problem as far as SS goes. You have to add a chain tensioner and all that garbage. so, I have this idea, and I was wondering if it would work.


Take a run of the mill vertical dropout mtn frame.

attach bullhorns, aero brake levers, and v or cantilever brakes, and, for a rear hub, use a internally geared hub.

Then, if you really did think you would need to shift, couldn't you add a barcon to your bull bars to shift? I believe Sheldon brown has a similiar setup on some sort of bike of his.

Would that work? Would it just be heavy? Is it just plain silly? Overly expensive? Just wondering, it sounds like it could work. -nrs