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Other people pointed out the chainstays are missing, although most people are missing out why they are important. Hint: the name tells it all!

Without them, the back "triangle" of the bike would flex, causing the distance where the chainstay would be to shorten, resulting in the chain popping off the gears, or at least causing it to skip a bunch. The chainstay causes the chain to ... stay.



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