Whats your favourite dropout?

[scant]

After the IF 07 thread its obvious (& extremely geeky!) that dropouts are a love hate kinda thing. My personal fave would (unsurprisingly!) be fat chance, specifically titanium. Although I do also like breezer "hooded style" IE on titus hcr, steve potts, breezer, ibis etc.
so whats yer favourite?

 

[jez-4-bikes-max]

When you say "hooded" do you mean the Ritchey type ones?

I loved the Ritchey dropouts on the Kona Hot I had - I think these are just like the Ibis ones?

 

[scant]

nar, ritchey are different, breezer are more like this http://www.firstflightbikes.com/_borders/RetroDrop.JPG
moots, curtlo, some voodoos, also use em. pretty certain cunningham did as well? probs steve potts? certainly their popularity alone across so many different brands must mean something

 

[newsboy]

in ti it looks like that...

nar, ritchey are different, breezer are more like this http://www.firstflightbikes.com/_borders/RetroDrop.JPG
moots, curtlo, some voodoos, also use em. pretty certain cunningham did as well? probs steve potts? certainly their popularity alone across so many different brands must mean something

 

[gump]

I like the hoody tractor arch Breezer ones, but scarily, I agree with Scant again :shock: fat is best.

 

[scant]

I like the hoody tractor arch Breezer ones, but scarily, I agree with Scant again :shock: fat is best.

nowt wrong with that, I have superb taste in bicycles

 

[Carsten]

hey mike,
how about the Klein micro drop outs? my favourites! not a problem at all to swap the wheel once you're used to it and so wonderful minimalistic.

cheers, carsten

 

[jez-4-bikes-max]

Those newer Klein dropouts always look like something has broken off (sorry!)

I must admit they were a massive improvement over the original Klein dropouts. I have to remove the QR everytime I need to remove a wheel from my 1992 one...nightmare...

:?

 

[Elev12k]

The machined dropout/doomed stay combination is my no.1

Looks great and practical. Much accessiblity & easy to clean.

- Melvin

 

[stevek]

mmmm