Originally Posted by
Nessism
Dean is unreliable from a delivery and get-what-you-order standpoint. Nice bikes if you are not in a hurry...and they pay attention to what you order.
Regarding Lynskey, the rear dropouts have a great deal of material removed for some reason (styling maybe), and their spindly nature are a concern to me (if you were to get chain suck since they may get damaged).
About the dropouts, they offer the option of a solid dropout with no cutouts if you want! I called them and talked to them about the dropouts as there was another thread mentioning the concerns on that and they said the cutouts does not have any effect on the stiffness on strength of the frames. Have you looked at the Serta’s with the all Ti seat stays? Their cutouts are all most about the same!