Meanings
nounchain stay (plural chain stays)
plural chain stays · alternative chainstay
- cyclingOne of the two frame tubes that run horizontally from the bottom bracket shell back to the rear dropouts.
Translations
Dutch liggende achtervork
- liggende achtervorkhorizontal frame tubes
Finnish takahaarukan alaputki, alatakahaarukka
- takahaarukan alaputkihorizontal frame tubes
- alatakahaarukkahorizontal frame tubes
Norwegian Bokmål kjedestag
- kjedestaghorizontal frame tubes
Russian нижнее перо
- нижнее перо (nižneje pero)horizontal frame tubes
Spanish vaina inferior, tirante inferior
- vaina inferiorhorizontal frame tubes
- tirante inferiorhorizontal frame tubes
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APA
chain stay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain%20stay
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“chain stay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain%20stay. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
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