Re: [CR]Re: 1972 Kessels Molteni Bike on eBay

(Example: Framebuilders:Alberto Masi)

Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:58:48 -0600
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: 1972 Kessels Molteni Bike on eBay
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From: "John Thompson" <johndthompson@gmail.com>


John Betmanis wrote:
> At 10:41 AM 26/11/2007 -0800, Tam Pham wrote:
>
>> Those "holes" in the chainstay sockets of the BB are very unusual:
>>
>> http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc169/dosbrina/ebay/merckx/P1010210.jpg
>
> Could they be there to see that the brazing material has fully penetrated
> the joints, seeing as the BB shell is a big heat sink?

Possibly. Although I just look in the BB shell to see if the material has penetrated through. Their fixturing may not have allowed this, I suppose.

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John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA