Originally Posted by
ThermionicScott
That and looong chainstays to allow the seat tube to be at a normal angle. Anybody who came up in the crit bike era would just shake their head.
I don't believe that its short chain stays that dictate steep seat tube angles. Its more a case of wanting a certain top tube length on a spec sheet and this top tube length necessitates a steep seat tube angle.
The designer then looks at the design on paper and goes, that looks CRAP with all that space there. Lets shorten the chain-stays. Then we will use it as a USF (unique selling feature). The punters won't know better.