What is a Monostay frame? - Newbie question.

[James]

Could anyone please tell me what a 'Monostay' frame is? I've been looking around for a new mountain
bike and have read a few times in the specs about this but haven't found out what it actually is. Is
it something worth having on a bike mainly used for road/ light off-road? Thanks in advance.

 

[Simonb]

james wrote:
> Could anyone please tell me what a 'Monostay' frame is? I've been looking around for a new
> mountain bike and have read a few times in the specs about this but haven't found out what it
> actually is. Is it something worth having on a bike mainly used for road/ light off-road? Thanks
> in advance.

Inn't that where they on have one fork blade? Or a single chainstay?

Saves weight I assume...

Simonb --

 

[Simonb]

Simonb wrote:
> Inn't that where they on have one fork blade? Or a single chainstay?
Only^

 

[Mads Hilberg]

> Inn't that where they on have one fork blade? Or a single chainstay?

That's a monoblade fork.

A search for monostay on google images reveals the following:

http://www.bohemianbicycles.com/images/monostay.jpg

Mads

 

[Mseries]

Mads Hilberg wrote:
>> Inn't that where they on have one fork blade? Or a single chainstay?
>
> That's a monoblade fork.
>
> A search for monostay on google images reveals the following:
>
> http://www.bohemianbicycles.com/images/monostay.jpg
>
> Mads

Isn't that one of those new fangled wishbone stayed bikes too ?

 

[Marten Hoffmann]

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> Mads Hilberg wrote:
> >> Inn't that where they on have one fork blade? Or a single chainstay?
> >
> > That's a monoblade fork.
> >
> > A search for monostay on google images reveals the following:
> >
> > http://www.bohemianbicycles.com/images/monostay.jpg
> >
> > Mads
>
> Isn't that one of those new fangled wishbone stayed bikes too ?

It's not quite newfangled. Some early MTBs had this too.

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Regards, Marten