Originally Posted by
Andrew R Stewart
Under the chain stays location was bad ..... look at a pro wrench's hands if he's had to service an under CS mounted brake. Like mine there will be small scars from the ring teeth...
I hated working on those dang things. They were always corroded and gunked up and in a tight space which made adjustment more difficult and painful. So,not only was the likelihood of doing the safety checks diminished but the fear of finding that work was needed was another reason to ignore them!
And then they started adding Anti Chainsuck Devices which took up more of that real estate.
I think one of the benefits was that they were on bigger tubes so, there was less flex than on thinner seatstays .