[Request] Hooded UDH dropouts

IMO, we don’t use that style of dropout because they only look good on mountain bikes with very shallow SS angles (<40deg). All our MTB’s come with bottles > taller ST > larger SS-CS angles.

Rewind to the original premise of the UDH - Standard or Scam? thread, from all the designs I have done, I was unable to find a mass-producible solution for UDH and metal bikes :sob:. Each design has a pretty big compromise:

  • ugly
  • heel clearance
  • large
  • asymetric
  • hard to build around
  • heavy
  • expensive

Maybe it’s so hard to design a good solution because there is no solution :rofl:

The hooded plate is the only design that I would feel comfortable putting on our bikes. To be clear, this is all my opinion based on the style of MTB’s we build.

Again, not sure I would use this style. I would have to see what technical advantages the new derailleurs bring to justify the hit to aesthetics. But I would add other benefits to the CNC version:

  • documentation
  • reliable supply
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