Since the topic of Raleigh Pro seatstay caps came up this past week and I was doing some sandblasting and sanding on my Super Course I decided to sand off all the paint to see what was there. It looks like a flat plate covering a tapered cut on end of seatstay. I can't find a seam or any brass or copper showing. Just numerous file and/or heavy sanding marks. It's also very hollow sounding and there's no seam down below as if it were a plug. Is it possible Raleigh stamped the ends into shape and the seam is under the brass where seatstay joins seat tube lug? Maybe they used silver and my bi-focal equipped eyes don't see the seam?!
Pete Geurds
Douglassville, Pa