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I thought it was to lengthen the seatstays, and also allow them to flex more. All while keeping the chainstays short. I think seatstays are more likely to flex in a outward direction from the wheel though. So maybe its more aesthetic.
This stuff is so fecking Bike Radar though. Drives me nuts how they can decribe a frame as compliant, pointing at skinny seatstays, one week. Then describe a beefy stayed bike as compliant the next. Without smelling at least a slight wiff of BS in their descriptions.
/Rant