Originally Posted by
svtmike
I think if you compared the Secteur frames from size to size, you'd find that they do the same thing Giant does -- they use the same rear triangle geometry on all sizes. Specialized varies the slope of the top tube to flow into the seatstays. It's probably more an aesthetic choice than anything to have the tubes line up.
All the Secteurs on the website have a rear triangle that meets the top tube at the seat tube:
http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/...?sid=10Secteur