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Old 01-21-10, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Metaluna
I always figured the inwardly-curved seatstays were to help avoid heel strike problems on race bikes with short chainstays.
I thought they were to increase the tire width while keeping the brake bosses in the correct place.
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