"They are obviously cast integrally into the shell. What would be the point of laboriously grinding/filing them off? I'm not getting what actual purpose that could conceivably serve besides needlessly jacking up the price.
Kurt Sperry"
Isn't that the whole point of buying a "hand-built" lugged frame? Using your argument why would a builder file any lugs, the frame will ride the same and it just adds labor cost.
To me it makes no sense to have a modern lugged pista frame that will most likely never see a velodrome or even get ridden on the road further than the local coffee bar. But if that's the case it should at least be as stylish as possible.
I had a late 90's-2000's model Cinelli Olympic Pista frame that used the same BB shell. This frame was as "production" built as it gets, but those cable guides had been removed.
Cheers, Jon Williams
Grants Pass OR USA