Starting off hard in a low gear (on a geared bike) yields less stress on the dropouts and stays than starting off hard on a fixed, higher geared, track bike. Thus track dropouts are thicker than road dropouts.
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1989 Schwinn Paramount OS
1980 Mclean/Silk Hope Sport Touring
1983 Bianchi pista
1976 Fuji Feather track
1979 raleigh track
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