Mark, I believe the reason for the bent seat stays is because of the seat lug, which is not custom for each size. Since the exit angle from the lug is the same across several sizes, it means some need a bent stay for the tube to connect from the seat cluster to the rear dropout (an oft-overlooked, but important, feature).
I may be remembering this second part incorrectly, but I also recall reading the bent nature of the stays does little/nothing for shock absorption. It's simply a workaround necessitated by the Clem being a "budget" bike. On Friday, 23 August 2019 05:20:31 UTC-7, Mark Roland wrote: > > Meant to add, I like it because they echo the main swoop dee doop. Not > because of the obvious shock-absorbing and speed benefits. > > On Friday, August 23, 2019 at 8:17:18 AM UTC-4, Mark Roland wrote: >> >> >> Speaking of Clem Ls, one thing I liked about my ver.1 Clementine was the >> swoopy seat stays. >> >> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1d0a38c1-6981-4647-96c2-39f520ee304f%40googlegroups.com.
