Someone should call Tom Ritchey and ask for clarification.
My '88 Mountain Bike Specialists of Durango Colorado Buyer's guide/Catalog says this about the Ritchey Annapurna: "The Definitive Statement....is his piece de resistance... . The bicycles Tom builds are renowned for the sculpted joints he creates when brazing...Each braze is meticulously shaped to give the illusion of a lug lurking gracefully beneath the surface..."
Off like a flock of turtles, Stratton Hammon Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Richard Sachs wrote:
Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 15:51:38 -0400 From: Richard M Sachs <richardsachs@juno.com> To: neill_currie@comcast.net Cc: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]eBay outig, 62cm Ritchey with faux lugs?!? Message: 7
are you saying the the lug part of this was actually a bunch of brass that was layed down as the fillet and then sculpted to seem like a lug? e-RICHIE chester, ct
On Fri, 21 May 2004 15:43:41 -0400 "Neill Currie"
<neill_currie@comcast.net> writes:
> FWIW, Ritchey used this construction on his top of the line MTB
> framesets: the Annapurna, from the early '90's.
> They were fillet-brazed, then filed to look just like a lug. Don't
> say it can't be done, or why would anyone...... otherwise one
> starts questioning most endeavours that are not purely functional.
> Neill Currie