snipped: Neill Currie <neill1234@yahoo.com> writes: <<Can't remember the make now...>>
what does this have to do with 2 witcomb frames that were made 30 plus years ago? frames did not leave frame shops with paper inside of the tubes-for any reason. the 60s and 70s were not the Dark Ages. people were aware of condensation, and rust, and all things related. to suggest that a maker would provide a 'blotter' in the frame as an aid to boost service life is not founded in anything logical. e-RICHIE chester, ct
Just reporting that this is not an isolated
instance: A bike also got repaired in our shop a couple of
years ago, it too had a plug of paper down inside the seattube,
and had rotted through at that point. Can't remember the make
now.
As Sherlock Holmes or Spock might
surmise.......when all the logical answers don't
seem to fit, then maybe
"it did come that way from the shop!!"
Neill Currie, Portland, Me 04102, USA.
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> e-RICHIE wrote:
>
> it didn't come that way from the shop.
> it wouldn't come that way from the shop.
> no framebuilders did their own painting;
> ALL painting was farmed out. yes, there
> are 2-3 exceptions to this...
>
> the issue begs the question: why did the client
> and/or his mechanic 'leave' paper inside the
> frame??
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