Originally Posted by ChezJfrey
You're close Fixer... road bikes with front @ 3 o'clock, parallel with the ground and the rear around 10 o'clock, parallel with the seat stay. Some say this is just aesthetics, but I'm convinced that any deviation, no matter how slight, leads to catastrophic failure
Don't say you weren't warned!
I like 12 O'clock front (corrected from 11 O'clock, previous post) or parallel to fork because it enables me to grab the fork and squeeze the skewer lever to close. It's just a natural position for the skewer lever to rest at. But aesthetically, 3 O'clock front looks a lot better....