The normal seat stays and chain stays are retained.
Step through road bike frame.
A step through bike frame is about equal in weight to a traditional diamond frame often called a men s bike where the frame is made of two triangles that form a diamond.
Step throughs are designed to help the rider zip through the urban landscape with relative ease and comfort.
Step through frames are less desired than traditional touring frames due to the reduced frame triangulation.
In order to achieve the same stiffness and strength step through frames often use heavier frame tubing.
One particular type of step through frame is called a mixte in a mixte frame the top tube of the traditional diamond frame is replaced with a pair of smaller tubes lateral tubes or lats running from the top of the head tube all the way back to the rear axle connecting at the seat tube on the way.
Resulting in a heavier bike or a less stiff bike.
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Schwinn wayfarer adult bike hybrid retro styled cruiser 16 inch small steel step through frame 7 speed drivetrain rear rack 700c wheels white 249 99 249.
Handling like a hardtail without a top tube is no small feat.
This provides the lower standover height.
The idea of a step through bicycles is pretty self explanatory you can step through the frame to mount the bike without having to lift your leg up and over.
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This requires you to take a small step over the frame without having to try to clear the high cross bar.
Modern off road step through bikes are revolutionary and sales figures are going through the roof at least in german dealerships.
We all know that mountain bikes are designed to traverse through rough terrain while road bikes are made for speed.
Take a look at our top picks of the best step through bikes.
Rightly so because they unite generations like no other bike are super versatile and true masterpieces of modern engineering.
With a gates belt drive internally geared hub and even disc brakes.
However the step through frame requires thicker tubing to compensate in strength for the loss of the horizontal crossbar on the diamond frame.
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