Sunday, September 28, 2008

Lynskey Houseblend R330 Ti Road Frame 2 of 2

The Lynskey Performance paint schemes this year allow you to choose from 16 different variations. I like red, black, and white as colorways for sports equipment. The Houseblend R330 has a replaceable derailleur hanger. I asked about this, and the change benefits those riders who were mashing their cut-out CNC'd dropouts and bending their derailleur hangers.



I like the clover dropouts. This dropout obviously isn't as beautiful. It is chunky looking. However, it is practical and obviously a good choice if you are hard on your equipment and / or have to transport your bike to racing and ride events. Beautiful drop outs aren't going to be of much help if you mash your stays loading and unloading your bike or stack during a race and bend your hanger. Also, the back of the non-drive side dropout is relieved, and I do like the way that looks. Once you have a wheel in the dropouts, the contrast between the clovers and the replaceable hanger dropouts isn't as noticeable as it is on the bare frame.