Russ, Since the folks that live in Europe tend to travel on the train with their bikes, I wonder if the braze on is for straps that are designed to minimize movement of the bike during transport.
On 3/18/07 10:10 PM, "Russ Fitzgerald" <velocio@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Bob Freitas asked about the braze on fitted to a Jack Taylor shown at -
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> http://ebay.com/
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> - my suspicion is that since it was built in the land of the roadside
> tea brew-up, the braze-on might be for carrying a Primus stove. I've
> seen clamp fittings for carrying small stoves under the top tube.
> Taylor believed in brazed-on everything, right? It makes sense that
> they would provide such a fitting.
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> What do our cousins across the pond think?
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> Russ Fitzgerald
> Greenwood, SC, USA
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