Re: [CR]Rene Herse for sale:Q about the internal cable entry...

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From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Rene Herse for sale:Q about the internal cable entry...
Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2006 14:21:23 -0700
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Don Wilson wrote:
> Keen eyes look at the picture of this Herse showing
> the top tube where the brake cable enters the top tube
> for internal routing. Look how gobby the metal is
> around the entry port. Were Rene Herse's frame
> builders known for doing such sloppy work, or was this
> an after market modification? Otherwise quite a neat
> bike.

Gobby metal around the cable entry port? What I see is a piece of thin sheet metal beautifully formed to create an entry point into the tube, very cleanly brazed.

Cable entry pix: http://www.pianosromantiques.com/images/DSC_00104.JPG

Sloppy work??? You're kidding right???

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California

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