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BlackMath
Modern bikes do?
Mounting spare spokes on the chainstay is as old as the hills, as your picture illustrates.
Can you point to an example of any modern bikes that have this bar one off custom frames?
I'm not suggesting you're wrong, just that I've not seen it before (on modern bikes) and it was relatively common on mass market cyclo-touring bikes in the 70-90s ish.
Its a lovely feature but its only really any use on a bike where you know what wheels are going on it (so you know the spoke lengths). You're kinda stuck with wheels that use spokes that length from then on too. I don't think I'd bother personally. Just bung em in the seat tube.