Originally Posted by
unterhausen
to the op: don't do it
The adjusters hold the wheel at the front of the dropout where you want it. I guess there is a reason that vertical dropouts have become standard.
This partially answers a question that just came to my mind which prompted my search...
Now for the follow-up (for anyone that cares to answer)...
Why do we want the wheel at the front of the dropout?
I can think of a few possibilities, but surely there must be a specific reason...
Shorten the effective wheelbase?
Optimize the position of the freewheel/cassette with the derailleur?
That's the way Eddy did it?
It just differentiates the high end bikes from the worthless junk?
And whatever the answer, is the proper position for the axle only as far into the dropout as necessary to grip properly?