Originally Posted by
Sapper69
Just a comment on dropped seat stays, or no seat stays at all. Yes there are the questions of aero, compliance etc, but there's also the question of torsional frame rigidity. If you removed the seat stays all together or had radically dropped seat stays, all other thihgs being equal the frame is going to lose torsional rigidity. Fine if you're riding in a straight line but not so good if you want to go around corners.
The forces that pro bikes encounter are laughably minimal compared to the strength of a well-designed carbon fiber structure.
Last edited by Trakhak; 05-15-24 at 07:44 AM.