[CR]Re: Silver brazing and Thanet bikes!

(Example: Component Manufacturers)

From: <OROBOYZ@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 10:57:47 EST
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Re: Silver brazing and Thanet bikes!

In a message dated 11/29/2001 12:06:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, mark@bulgier.net writes:

<< Thanet Silverlights were pulled from the market due to a high rate of failure, and the brazer's in that workshop were excellent." -His point being that silver fillet brazing is too dangerous, if even excellent brazers couldn't make 'em safe.

Is this true? Any Thanet experts want to comment? >>

I have read Hilary's book (Plug! I recommend it highly.. Do you still have copies for sale, Hilary?) ) and after my studying these bikes at a distance, I think there were perhaps flaws from a design point of view that might have lead to failure... Still, they were fascinating and desirable bikes!

Dale Brown
Greensboro, NC