Lifting a road bike by one of the seat stays ok?

Asked by: Glenda Grovenburg

What do dropped seat stays do?

“The benefits over a traditional rear triangle are: (1) more aerodynamic flow from stays to the rear wheel; (2) the seat tube offers seat post compliance for a more comfortable ride; (3) smaller triangles are stiffer, keeping the rear triangle stiffer and maintaining power transfer to the back wheel.”
Apr 29, 2020

What is a floating seat stay?

The floating seatstays are a key piece to the new frame, they are made of a low modulus carbon that dampens vibrations. Instead of sending the vibrations to the seatpost they are delivered to the top tube for an impressive reduction of trail noise and an improved ride quality.
Jun 1, 2019

What is a seat stay on a bike?

Seat Stays



The seat stay connects the seat tube to the rear dropout. Most bike frames use two parallel tubes that connect above the rear wheel. This is also the spot on the frame where the rear brake caliper is attached.
Jan 20, 2016

Can you sit on your top tube?

“Unless they have something sharp in their pocket that could damage a thin tube, there should be no issue with sitting on the top tube.
Aug 1, 2022

What is a rear dropout?

The rear dropout is the portion of the frame where the rear derailleur hanger is attached. The rear dropout is the joining point (the confluence) of the chain stay and the seat stay on the rear portion of the bike frame (see picture below).
Feb 25, 2018

What is a bicycle drop seat?

Put simply, a dropper seatpost is a height adjustable seatpost that allows a rider to quickly and easily lower the seat height when riding along. A dropper seatpost operates via the use of a handlebar, or seatpost located remote lever.
Jun 1, 2018

What is a chain stay?

The chainstay is a pair of metal tubes on the bike frame that connects the bottom bracket to the rear axle holders. The chainstay connects the bottom bracket to the centre of the back wheel.
Apr 22, 2021

What is a butted bike frame?

Butting is the process of removing extra material from where it is not needed. The manufacturer in turn leaves the frame untouched in the areas where it endures the most stress, for instance the joints, leaving the amount of material the same in order to insure long term strength and durability.
Oct 1, 2014

What is a dropped chainstay?

Dropped Chainstay



This is a driveside only modification, so the pair of stays is asymmetric. The “dropped” stay in this pair curves downward as it approached the bottom bracket shell and back up again to join the frame. The curve is continuous, made from a single piece of titanium.

Where are the seat stays on a bike?

A – Top Tube: This is the horizontal or semi-horizontal tube on the frame of your bicycle that runs between the saddle and the handlebars. A complete frame consists of a top tube, down tube, head tube, seat tube, seat stays and chain stays (Each of these will be described as we move forward).
Aug 10, 2016

What is the downtube?

Down tube. The down tube connects the head tube to the bottom bracket shell. On racing bicycles and some mountain and hybrid bikes, the derailleur cables run along the down tube, or inside the down tube. On older racing bicycles, the shift levers were mounted on the down tube.

What is fork crown?

The Crown connects your fork’s steer tube to its stanchions. The Stanchions are the pieces of tubing that actually slide into your forks lowers. The stanchions internally house the air spring (or coil) as well as the damper.
Jun 29, 2016

What are dropouts on a road bike?

For those not up-to-speed on their bicycle glossary of terms, dropouts are the two small notches in the rear of your bike in which the rear hub rests. Put even more simply – it’s where your rear wheel goes.
Jan 30, 2013

What are lawyer lips on a bike?

Lawyer lips or lawyer tabs (a type of positive retention device), a nineteenth century invention, are tabs fitted to the fork ends on the front fork of bicycles sold in some countries (particularly the U.S.) to prevent a wheel from leaving the fork if the quick release skewer comes undone.

Can I change the dropouts on my bike?

That said, Yes! it is possible to retrofit most frames with dropouts of almost any style. It will likely not be simple or easy, and it may require custom dropout fabrication, chain-stay and/or seat-stay replacement to work, but it can be done.
May 6, 2019

Why do gravel bikes have a dropped chainstay?

Paired with a non-driveside inline chainstay, a dropped chainstay allows us to shorten both stays (1-1.5cm), which makes the frame more agile and/or accommodate a larger tire.

What is a chain stay?

The chainstay is a pair of metal tubes on the bike frame that connects the bottom bracket to the rear axle holders. The chainstay connects the bottom bracket to the centre of the back wheel.
Apr 22, 2021

What is fork crown?

The Crown connects your fork’s steer tube to its stanchions. The Stanchions are the pieces of tubing that actually slide into your forks lowers. The stanchions internally house the air spring (or coil) as well as the damper.
Jun 29, 2016

What is the point of a double crown fork?

Dual crown forks are (generally) stiffer and less flexy and over all stronger then their single crown counterparts. Also most dual crown forks offer a bit more travel, most around 200mm where as generally single crown forks top out at 180mm.
May 23, 2010

What are the screws on a bike fork for?

on most forks, they are part of the assembly holding the upper/internals/lowers together. don’t mess with them unless you are planning to take things apart, and have the ability to put them back together again properly.
Aug 27, 2006