You're an idiot. Go back to engineering school and work out the load path before commenting further. The case of the seatstays as a beam loaded with brake reaction (whether transferred from a centre bolt via a brake bridge, or directly into the cantilever/V-brake bosses) near the middle and supported at the ends by the seat lug and dropouts is one of the simplest stress calculations on a bicycle. If you can't cope with that one, god help us if you ever choose to weigh in with your ill-informed opinion on what happens to the down tube when you apply the front brake while turning.
I'm sure you're absolutely right but this came across as really unpleasant and unnecessarily harsh, there are definitely more constructive ways you could have shared your knowledge.
I'm sure you're absolutely right but this came across as really unpleasant and unnecessarily harsh, there are definitely more constructive ways you could have shared your knowledge.