chainstay

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A form of chain stay — One of the two frame tubes that run horizontally from the bottom bracket shell back to the rear dropouts.

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Meanings

nounchainstay (plural chainstays)

plural chainstays

  1. alternativecyclingAlternative spelling of chain stay.

Origin

From chain + stay.

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APA

chainstay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chainstay

MLA

“chainstay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chainstay. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chainstay,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chainstay.

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