>>1074748Because he's not a lil' bitch nigga and knows that this way he could go singlespeed or fixed, or install an internally-geared hub without needing a separate tensioner.
Horizontal is objectively the best dropout style if you aren't some kind of faggot or doing dedicated offroading with thru-axles. Sorry.
>>1074769>Hey bud, no need to get so angry about it.Contractually obligated as part of my internet usage policy.
Also he's still a fag for bringing up details about it but not really getting to the meat of why it's so special. F a g.