Chainstay on the inside of the cassette?

[Shaun]

Has this been done before?

Just imagine it would make chain removal a piece of cake.

I realise it wouldn't do much for QR's, and turn your back-end into a fast moving rolling pin of blunt chinese stars, but I can't be the first one to have this thought?

Cheers,
Shaun

 

[TheDoctor]

Mike Burrows does this on any of his geared bikes with a monostay (which would be all of them!) Have a look at the back end of a Windcheetah, or a road LotusSport bike.

 

[dan_bo]

Got to be some leverage issues there.

 

[BigSteev]

Mike Burrows does this on any of his geared bikes with a monostay (which would be all of them!) Have a look at the back end of a Windcheetah, or a road LotusSport bike.

There's a reasonable picture of the rear end of our 8-Freight here
http://www.bassfreight.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=26