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Originally Posted by Tom Kellogg
So ... if you want compliance, actual vertical movement, you need stays that allow the rear dropouts to move vertically. Seat stays which curve to some degree and are made out of a resilient material are the best way to do this, this side of a suspension rear end. This can be done with composite stays, but the degree of flex is quite difficult to control.
Hope I have not thrown too much up on the board.  |
Great point.
Additionally, significant vertical compliance provided by seatstays or fork is inherently limited by ability to control the wheels in roll.