At 2:10 AM -0700 3/12/07, Darcy Warn wrote:
>Can someone fill me in on the construction of Cinelli and other
>steel stems? I know the tubing is fillet brazed
I do not know about Cinelli stems, but old Alex Singer stems were welded, not brazed. Only the eyelets for the screws were brazed on, and the cable hanger on stems equipped that way.
It's easy to see the construction when you strip the chrome for replating - either the fillets are brass (brazed) or steel (welded). -- Jan Heine Editor Bicycle Quarterly 140 Lakeside Ave #C Seattle WA 98122 http://www.bikequarterly.com