seat stay
seat stay · seat stays
One of the two bicycle frame tubes running diagonally downward from the top of the…One of the two bicycle frame tubes running diagonally downward from the top of the seat tube to the rear dropouts.
Meaning
1 sensesOne of the two bicycle frame tubes running diagonally downward from the top of the seat tube to the rear dropouts.
The bike was not safe to ride as it had a bend in the seat stay
Origin
Possibly borrowed from sailing jargon where "stay" refers to a rope, wire, or rod which ruPossibly borrowed from sailing jargon where "stay" refers to a rope, wire, or rod which runs fore-and-aft along the centerline of a sailing ship from mast to deck, or to another mast, and serves to stabilize the mast.
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