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[Closed] North American Hand Made Bicycle show - anyone wishing their pension away?

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Not that I have one....a pension that is

BikeRadar and BikeRumour have been running some decent coverage of the show, makes me want to learn how to weld, have an endless supply of Reynolds tubing and a big bag of talent

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Posted : 07/03/2012 2:42 pm
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Oh yes.
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2.5 years till I'm due the 40th birthday midlifecrisis roadbike. This could well be it.


 
Posted : 07/03/2012 2:54 pm
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In my eyes, Baum and English can do no wrong.

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Posted : 07/03/2012 3:02 pm
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It's almost a shame the ornate paint on this Black Cat 29er singlespeed covers up the neat lugwork.

That's not a lug though is it? It's a gusset? Note how there isn't a seam between the lug and the headtube where the headtube would have to run through it? It's a bit of tube, cut out fancily, brazed onto the headtube then the downtube brazed into it like a lug to make it look pretty and function like a gusset. Lugs are forged/cast for strength.


 
Posted : 07/03/2012 3:05 pm
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It's a lug, where does it say they have to be cast?


 
Posted : 07/03/2012 3:27 pm
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That's a bi laminate lug and very nicely done.


 
Posted : 07/03/2012 3:37 pm
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All those stunning bikes on show and TINAS is arguing about whether a lug is in fact a lug.....genius


 
Posted : 07/03/2012 3:42 pm