You still have and use Dubois lugs? Interesting, cool. It would take more work than I can imagine with a head tube facer to remove the whole ring--aren't they about 3mm tall? David Feldman
> dave...
> you lost your reinforcements by way of a zealous
> cutting tool. when i use dubois lugs, i plane them down
> from the side, not top/bottom. this way the lug height
> isn't affected. it's a subtle difference, but much more
> beautiful. the interesting thing about how the masi
> frames were done is that the interior of the headtube
> was cut at an angle, allowing the hs cups to fit
> up inside of the headtubes more. you can't tell unless
> the cups are removed. but compare it to any nervex
> or dubois or bocama lugged frame that is only faced
> across it's surface, rather than bored, and it'll be obvious.
> re: ric h. no news at all. smart guy. great friend. he'll
> end up on top. probably has aready. how 'bout an
> a.p.b. for ric hjertberg. he and jon are certainly part
> of the classic timeline.
> e-RICHIE
> p.s. sorry i omitted dave's letter at the bottom here.