Originally Posted by
Chombi1
I always wondered why most steel bikes just seem to have the smallest area of brazed or welded unterface between the seatstay ends and seat lug, being that there's a lot of weight shifting around there that would flex those joints constantly while riding.
The way some British bike makers wrapped and brazed the seatstay ends around the seat lug seems to make a lot of sense, because of this.
In general the seat stays do not carry that much load. Load the saddle up with an upright riding position...