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chain stay

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One of the two frame tubes that run horizontally from the bottom bracket shell back to the rear dropouts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: liggende achtervork — horizontal frame tubes
  • Finnish: takahaarukan alaputki — horizontal frame tubes
  • Finnish: alatakahaarukka — horizontal frame tubes
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjedestag — horizontal frame tubes
  • Russian: нижнее перо (nižneje pero) — horizontal frame tubes
  • Spanish: vaina inferior — horizontal frame tubes
  • Spanish: tirante inferior — horizontal frame tubes