I would venture a guess that they are making multiples of the same seat lug for all sizes to increase the unit volumes to reduce costs. That was my first impression when I saw the first Clems before they were painted. Since the seatstays on all sizes would be at the same angle to the seatpost, they would need to compensate for the various lengths and angles with the curve of the seatstays and the angle of the tig welded joints. I don't know this for sure, but it makes sense and would be an ingenious way to reduce costs while maintaining some lugs where you really want them. And... I would never put it past Grant and Rivendell to be ingenious. As an added bonus, I'm guessing that the curved stays also dampen vibration coming up from the rear wheel better than a straight stay.
John On Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 11:18:45 AM UTC-8, Joe Bernard wrote: > I like it, I may put down a deposit, but I'm still a little mystified > about the seat lug which necessitates the bendy seatstays. Is it cheaper to > make the bike this way, or does Grant just like that lug and there ya go? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
