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[Closed] Seat tube braces, on everything, why?

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More and more frames these days, even from more traditional/conservative frame builders & bike manufacturers seem to have seat tube braces, now I guess they're all trying to go slacker/lower?

BUT I just think they're plain ugly on a lot, if not most bikes, especially steel hardtails, so are they [i]really[/i] necessary?


 
Posted : 29/07/2015 7:43 pm
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Popularity of longer posts and droppers? CEN tests?


 
Posted : 29/07/2015 8:00 pm
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More standover I guess

Looks much nicer than hydroforming I reckon


 
Posted : 29/07/2015 9:09 pm