RE: [CR]Lug Guide, was: Long Point Lugs

(Example: Framebuilding:Brazing Technique)

From: "David Bilenkey" <dbilenkey@sympatico.ca>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]Lug Guide, was: Long Point Lugs
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 23:23:08 -0500
In-reply-to: <000e01c3d966$14f92630$764ee544@elman1>


I saw that site a while back and the thought I had was; I liked the shots and felt they could be of use to the CR type collectors if a few bits of text could be added to each of the images (or as many as possible). Maybe they were never intended for the CR type, just the frame builders. (?) Key things for me would be:

Year(s) of manufacture and general use Possibly a note about the bikes it can generally be seen on (but of course there are variables) Details to notice that help one identify this lug from ones that might appear similar, or special comments about why builders did or did not like something.

Way far out wish for the guide: A way to sort them by style: long-points, short-points, ornate, a date range, etc. Not that I know what difference that might make, unless you were trying to determine what lugs might be on a bike you're looking at.

My other thought was I really wish the images were just a tad bit larger. Maybe I just need glasses! :-)

Any, I really like the site. Discussion about it would be nice.

David Bilenkey Ottawa, Ontario, Canada


> -----Original Message-----
> From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org
> [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org]On Behalf Of Eric Elman
> Sent: January 12, 2004 6:45 PM
> To: heddarr; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]Lug Guide, was: Long Point Lugs
>
>
> There has been very little discussion about the fantastic lug
> reference site
> which Richard Sachs and others donated so much time and resources
> to. Back
> last year I had posed the question to this list of why there was no lug
> reference guide available to us CR'rs. Click on the link below and check
> out all those beauties!!! Time for some discussion about them, don't you
> think?
>
> http://veloworks.com/lug_reference/
>
> Check it out and let's get some on list comments, questions and dialog.

>

> Eric Elman

> Somers, CT