Originally Posted by
seibaatgung
Are there any bikes with a chainstay and seatstay only on the side of the drivetrain? That would be great for putting in a new tube while commuting - same with a lefty fork.
It would be, but I think it's possible to overestimate the difficulty of patching a tube while it's still on the rim. It's pretty easy to find the spot where the puncture is (often whatever caused the puncture will be stuck in the tire), lever that portion of the tire off the rim, on one side of the rim, pull that section of tube out, patch it, and put it and the tire back on the rim. It can be faster than removing the wheel, then the tire, then replacing the tube.
Originally Posted by
dabac
That's actually pretty clever, but kind of a solution in search of a problem, given the ease of patching a tube.