as someone who makes things, keeps stock around for future projects, i am always intrigued by a detail on the object which speaks to process- in this case an obsolete fixture on a part of a frame.
what i am speaking of is on this far too small for me but rather
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I quote, "It does however have the casting for the placement of the oiler on the top side of the BB shell (it has not been drilled out though). "
the logistic possibilities of a BB shell having a oil hole not drilled is so interesting on this bike- was it sitting on the bottom of the box from last year, was someone saving it for a 'special' build, or was it sequenced to be one of the last of these bracket shells laying around?
Maybe this is of no interest to anyone else, but to me, such 'clues' and
idiosyncratic objects represent a bit of the 'behind the scenes' workings of the small shop. -- gabriel l romeu 70 deg f here today, calling for sleet tomorrow, confusing the robins and penguins in chesterfield nj usa... ± http://studiofurniture.com Ø http://journalphoto.org ±