Re: [CR] Bikini lugs, cracking the head tube

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From: <Philcycles@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 17:17:24 EST
Subject: Re: [CR] Bikini lugs, cracking the head tube
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


In a message dated 12/1/06 11:19:25 AM, joebz@optonline.net writes:
>e-Richie has pointed that's an otsuya lug not an eisho on the Tesch! So
>this is a test case as I'm heavy and I rather like this bike. I have no
>idea how it was used before I bought it.
> Also if you get this joint a bit too hot with a normal wall head tube cracking is almost inevitable with small or non existant lug. Phil Brown Very careful with heat-but I'm only sweating plumbing today-in San Rafael, Calif