If you've seen one of these up close - it doesn't look stamped - it's pretty deep and looks sand cast. It ties in with the beginning of the use of many investment cast parts in frames that goes on to this day. I have no first hand knowledge that it is a cast part, but I think it's the most logical way to deal with this detail from a labor perspective. De Rosa, Pinarello, etc all had a similar seat cap detail. They were all trying to differentiate their frames while making production simpler/quicker.
I imagine some of the framebuilders on the list know the answer for sure. Please chime in and set us straight.
Roman Stankus Atlanta, Ga.
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of John Thompson Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 7:53 AM To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Pogliaghi talk
Roman Stankus wrote:
> OROBOYZ@aol.com wrote:
>
>> Is this what you are calling the cast seat stay cap?
>>
>> http://www.theracingbicycle.com/
> Yes - I should have been more specific.
I'm not sure that this is a cast piece. It may well be a simple plate with the name stamped into it, and brazed over the end of the seat stay (cut at an angle).
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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA