My respect for Masi has, for the first time, dropped. Whether you think that the primary load on chainstays is a twisting one, or side by side, this mutiliation ain't gonna help the strength of the rear triangle. Unless testing or finite element analysis proves me wrong, this isn't decoration like tail fins, this is harm to the structural integrity. I hope I am wrong. harvey sachs mcLean va
<< Here's the links to pix of the holy chainstays:
http://www.speedbicycles.ch/
So......... what are we to suppose is filling those holes? Ricotta cheese? It's kind of funny, as cool as that looks, it's hard to imagine that whatever was used to fill the "innards" weighs less than those little slivers of steel that were removed.... But, why be logical or practical when considering the romance of creativity?
Dale Brown
Greensboro, NC USA