Originally Posted by
speedemon
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!
The shifting on mine got really crappy for awhile but I didn't think of checking the derailleur hanger because I hadn't crashed or otherwise laid down the bike yet (to my knowledge). Turned out the hanger was quite a bit off and shifting got a whole lot better after I took my time and made sure it was very straight. I haven't had any problems since then but I still wonder why the hanger bent in the first place.