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drøn in reply to @Emyr

I guess it comes down to how often you remove your wheels, and how easy you'd like that to be.

how so?
wheel removal is the same with sliding drop outs as with normal + ebb.
Effects on geometry are minuscule and moot in both examples.
I'd guess it comes down to how you want to do your chain tension adjustment.
Or rather; as that's probably quite easy both ways, it must be an aesthetic matter only.

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Emyr in reply to @drøn

When you refit the wheels of a SS bike with EBB, it's just like a geared bike but without the mech getting in the way. Right place first time, then do up QR.

With slot dropouts, you have to hold the wheel back and centred whilst you fasten it.

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DFresh in reply to @Emyr

I'm not sure you mean the same thing as me. I mean sliding dropouts where the vertical drop-out slides, and the disc caliper slides with the axle, like so:

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