I think the wad of paper was added by someone who mistakenly thought that it would keep water from dripping into the BB from the seatpost slit in the seat tube. I had a late 60's Peugeot PX-10 that rusted through just below the seapost in the seat tube.
John Barron Minneapolis MN http://www.velostuf.com
At 11:05 PM -0400 8/10/02, Richard M Sachs wrote:
>that makes no sense.
>why would you think it came from the frame shop
>that way???????????????????????????????????
Because both of the bikes I know of personally came from the factory
and were original owners frames. One is on display in the Bike
Friday sales room right now and Alan the co-founder if of BF was the
owner. I think Alan's was built in '70-'71. The other was a customer
of mine in Seattle. The crack is all the way around the tube and was
caused by water absorbed by the paper and rusting the tube through.
I'm with you on wondering why it happened, but it's something I've
also heard about other places too. I can't think of a good reason
for it either and wonder why it happened. Which is why I asked.
Were they farmed out for paint? Did they stuff the BB shell with
newspaper for shipping? Was something put down there to catch chip
during the frame prep?
enjoy,
Brandon"monkeyman"Ives
SB, CA