chainstay

American

[chayn-stay] / ˈtʃeɪnˌsteɪ /

noun

the part of a bicycle frame running parallel to the chain that connects the bottom bracket and the rear axle.

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chainstays

plural

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And those bikes don’t come with all of the baggage of having the Harley-Davidson name on the chainstay.

From The Verge ● Dec. 17, 2020

A really nice detail is that the chainstay is 13.5 can also be used as 13.75.

From Time Magazine Archive

You can also scrub down the chainstays, chain rings, cranks and cogs, but you'll want to use a rotor cleaner or rubbing alcohol to clean the brake pads and rotors.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2022

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