2 solutions. First, the Tuggnut by Surly Bikes. It's a beautiful device intended to keep wheels in place on rear-facing fork frames. Since Salsa & Surly are good friends, the Tuggnut works fantastic on the Casseroll dropouts as seen here:
I had to relocate my fender mount (SKS Chromoplastic) to circumnavigate the ubiquitous bottle opener that is designed into the Tuggnut. Also, I removed the axle stop from this dropout. As a result, the wheel absolutely does not slide in the dropouts
On to solution #2. I replaced my Rivendell downtube friction shifters with the only currently available indexed 10-speed downtube shifters: Dura-Ace 7900. Who'da thought? Here's a pic:
Installation was quick and easy, and I have a solid drivetrain setup. No slipping has made me very happy. When riding is fun, riding happens more often.
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