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I believe Hetchins admitted as much before he died....it was a gimmick that worked...but if someone here hand on heart says a 'curly rear stay' improved the ride....i would be interested to know.....but there must be more to the Cantiflex idea.....bearing in mind it was a special variant of 531 tubing.....again i would like to know users experiences of riding Bates frames with Cantiflex tubing and Driadent forks.
It is a beautiful frame and a piece of architectural/sporting history and i love them...just want to know if the theory behind the tubing works......so bump.