My set of guesses: Fashion of the times influenced by
concerns for both ride comfort and light weight, and
perhaps before cyclists and bike designers got
obsessed with lateral rigidity--ever seen people
stepping on chainstays before the start of a ride
playing "mine's stiffer than yours?"
David Feldman
Vancouver, WA
> Just took a ride on my 1950 Hetchins (non-curly)
> with 4 speed Sturmey
> and admired the long and lanky thin pencil stays.
>
> Since I know less than nothing about frame building,
> I'd like to know
> more about this kind of style stay..
>
> why thin?
> purely aesthetics?
> ride quality difference?
>
> anything else?
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Scott
> ---
> Scott Goldstein
> Los Angeles
> Tuesday, 07/09/2002 8:37:55 AM Pacific time
>
>
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