In a message dated 7/9/2 3:41:59 PM, sgpnet@earthlink.net writes:
>Just took a ride on my 1950 Hetchins (non-curly) with 4 speed Sturmey
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>and admired the long and lanky thin pencil stays.
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>Since I know less than nothing about frame building, I'd like to know
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>more about this kind of style stay..
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>why thin?
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>purely aesthetics?
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>ride quality difference?
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>anything else?
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Nuymber 2. The seat stays are very lightly loaded.
Phil Brown
In sweltering NoHo, Ca