Kurt, The seat stays are so thin they really don't factor in much. With the power of modern lights it's even less of an issue, (if there ever was a problem.)
If it was a horrible location it would never have caught on. Trust me, they weren't using this location for style points way back then.
peter weigle
lyme, ct.
> Message: 14
> Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:42:16 -0700
> From: Kurt Sperry <haxixe@gmail.com>
>
> Looks delicious but I've always wondered if that tail light location
> so often seen on French randonneur bikes doesn't allow the seat stays
> to unnecessarily obscure the tail light from view at certain angles.
> Looks like it might at any rate.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Kurt Sperry
> Bellingham, Washington
> USA
>
> On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Peter Weigle <jpweigle@sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
>> Constructeur frame detail in steel with Freddie's filet pro...
>> http://www.flickr.com/
>>
>> A 650b bike for Cirque.
>> peter weigle
>> lyme, ct