[CR]More on stainless steel Crescent bikes

(Example: Framebuilding)

Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 10:36:36 -0400
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Subject: [CR]More on stainless steel Crescent bikes

Mark wrote: << No the lugs were painted. Rather clumsy masking in my opinion in the two or three examples I saw. Even for those simpler times - a number of contemporaries did it better, production bikes even.

Still think they're kinda cool though.>>

Mark echos my thoughts.

I have seen a number of these SS Crescents and, saying with less tact than Mark, they were a mess! The stainless steel was discolored from the brazing as the tubes entered the joints, then a sloppy lining covered the joint and the un filed Nervex lugs were painted. Not a pretty sight!

Nonetheless, what other company dared such a combo so they still are cool!

Dale Brown Greensboro, NC USA

-----Original Message----- From: Mark Bulgier <Mark@bulgier.net> To: brian <bbspokes@yahoo.com>; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 20:39:07 -0700 Subject: RE: [CR]SS Crescent

Brian Blum asks:
> Did these bikes have stainless steel Nervex lugs?

No the lugs were painted. Rather clumsy masking in my opinion in the two or three examples I saw. Even for those simpler times - a number of contemporaries did it better, production bikes even.

Still think they're kinda cool though.

Mark Bulgier
Seattle WA USA