I thought lugs were structurally insignificant in a properly mitered and brazed frame. I'm skeptical, but that seemed to be the list consensus at one point.
Kurt Sperry Bellingham WA USA
On 10/9/07, Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca> wrote:
>
> I bet something really fun might happen when you crash into something
> on a bike that doesn't have reinforcements on the head tube. Like
> maybe it splits open your head-tube column like a sardine can.
>
> Or better yet, maybe the entire head-tube and steering column decouple
> and go their own way down the highway ...
>
> - Don Gillies
> San Diego, CA, USA