It was immediately clear to us that the left lift cable broke.

The seatstay assembly includes a spring member offset from the seatstay axis and non-parallel to the seatstsay axis.

It was immediately clear to us that the left lift cable broke.

A pressure stay (11) extends between the second vertical stay (10) and the lower tie rod (5).

A second vertical stay (10) extends from the lower tie rod (5) downwardly, alongside the building body (1).

In one embodiment, the seatstay assembly further includes a seatstay tube, and the spring member includes a rear portion secured to the seastay tube.

A semi-continuous composite rigging system is provided including at least one discontinuous shroud and one continuous shroud.

The frame includes a seatstay assembly defining a seatstay axis and including a spring assembly having a spring member (e.g., a leaf spring) at an angle of at least 5 degrees relative to the seatstay axis.

The other side of the horizontal tube, one side of the vertical tube and one side each of the pair of seat stay tubes are joined to a seat tube cell.

The ends of the tension band are secured to pins (78, 80) on the tool and a tension shaft (40) is driven downwardly away from the pins, increasing the distance from the pins to the clip, thereby tightening the band.

One end of each of the seat stays is affixed to the seat tube, and the other end of each of the seat stays is affixed to respective ends of the chain stays.

The strap securing means may include clamps for immobilizing the strap, while the latter may include reliefs or grooves to facilitate immobilization.

A front end of the first seatstay is spaced from a front end of the second seatstay by a distance greater that the width of the seat tube.

It could be used on the stay of a yacht.

The present invention also provides a bicycle comprising a frame that includes a seat tube and a seatstay assembly defining a seatstay axis.