[CR]Veloworks/Sachs Lug reference site

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To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: <marcus.e.helman@gm.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 08:54:15 -0500
Subject: [CR]Veloworks/Sachs Lug reference site

After looking at all those beautiful lugs, and the photos of the Dave Tesch with the bikini lugs, I have a question: Has anyone ever relieved the sides of the seat lug? I would think that with a fastback design where the seat stays attach to the binder bolt, there would be ample real estate for windows.

While I am on the subject (and because it's kind of quiet at work this morning) what are the merits, besides aesthetic , of the various methods of seat stay attachment?

These examples spring to mind: 1. Raleigh Pros where the stays come in low on the back of the seat tube 2. Italian bikes where the stays are fluted, and attach to the sides of the seat lug 3. French bikes where the stays are capped with a flat piece that wraps farther up the side of the lug 4. My old Tom Ritchey where the stays attached to the binder bolt 5. English bikes where the seat stays appeared to wrap up and over the seat lug 6. Cinellis with the bolt-nut-bolt attachment 7. Herons where the caps for the stays are cast as part of the lug 8. What about those Gianni Mottas with the narrow brake bridges? 9. Insert your favorite here

Happy holidays,
Marcus Helman
Huntington Woods, MI