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Old 04-01-21, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by big john
I had that problem with horizontal dropouts. Seems to me certain skewers were better than others and when the face of the nut gets smooth and worn down it's worse.
I think the last bike I had with horizontal dropouts was the Landshark which I sold in 1992, or so.
I gotta wonder how many sprinters pulled their wheels out or alignment back in the day. I mean, if I can do it, imagine what someone with actual power could do?
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