Mark Stonich wrote:
> Definitely more to it. With a fairly thick seat stay there is a decent
> amount of contact area between the edges of the stays and the cap.
> You also should get a bit of a mini fillet on the inside but you can't
> inspect it to be sure. With thinwall stays there isn't much contact
> area so an oversized cap ensures an area for a tiny fillet on the
> outside. Technically superior, aesthetically not so much.
>
> Flush is much easier for a solo builder. But a factory can have the
> oversized caps die cut and will have a fixture to accurately hold
> everything for brazing.
>
> With flush caps you sometimes see failures, even with thick stays.
>
>
> Mark Stonich;
> BikeSmith Design & Fabrication
> 5349 Elliot Ave S. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417 USA
> Ph. (612) 824-2372 http://bikesmithdesign.com
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Mark, that seems the definitive statement. I tried to get to the point
you made in your second paragraph but couldn't come up with the words.
You're a wordsmith as well as a bikesmith it seems.
Chuck Hoefer
Vista, California USA