m'thinks (just) cut, braze, flatten, fill, file. Twere'nt mass-produced, else we'd have more examples around. Whats the story with so few pre-'72 Colnagos? All EC's capacity captured by a few pros? Was he a sub to someone else?? I cannot seem to locate any examples or other "60's" fotos to take a gander at seat cluster treatment, ....anyone have some?
Dale Phelps,
Montagna lunga Colorado USA
From: Eric Keller <keller.ee@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [CR] Early Colnago & seat stay tops... To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 1:48 PM
That was very interesting. Pretty clear there was a lot of hand work involved, I can't see anyone making a plug like that. Eric Keller Boalsburg, PA USA
On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 2:29 PM, <oroboyz@aol.com> wrote:
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> Jay wrote:
> << Interesting seat stay caps. Any guesses as to how it was done? I can't figger it. Dale? >>
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> Andrew wrote:
> <<Cut a "V" into the top end of the SS running crosswise. Now you have two points diametrically opposite each other. File one a little bit shorter then the other. Bend the longer one to fit the shape of the seat lug then bend in the short outer point with a distinctive flattened shape.>>
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> I like that scenario Andrew, but I am guessing it's less fancy & skilled... I think it was a plug in "top eye" they (who?) just filed slots/shelves into...
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> Let's get some paint stripper and take a look . :) (OH NO!)
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> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, North Carolina USA
> http://www.classicrendezvous.com
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> Jay- My question also. Here's my take on the caps. Cut a "V" into the top end of the SS running crosswise. Now you have two points diametrically opposite each other. File one a little bit shorter then the other. Bend the longer one to fit the shape of the seat lug then bend in the short outer point with a distinctive flattened shape. This give you a stepped pair of points, one on top of the other. Braze it up and file to clean up the dual shore lines.
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: <jvs@sonic.net>
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> Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 1:21 PM
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>> Wow! Thanks for bringing it to our attention! Interesting seat stay
>> caps. Any guesses as to how it was done? I can't figger it. Dale?
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>> Jay Sexton
>> Sebastopol, CA
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>> Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:51:17 -0800
>> From: EPL <lowiemanuel@yahoo.ca>
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>> (No relation, but sure wish there was...)
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>> Emanuel Lowi
>> Montreal, Quebec
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