Dennis Young wrote:
> In search of the 'perfect adhesive', I have tried many over the years.
> [snip] A re-design of the mateing surface between tube and lug would
> probably be advantageous, one that gives irregular and greater surface
> area. ('glueing fins', a new cycling term, and coined by me!)
Folks, you're re-inventing the wheel. Raleigh USA "Technium" had (have? are they still made?) gluing fins on the lugs, to maintain a constant gap, starting in about '83 I think. Lots of brands have been glued tube to lug with various glues through the decades. Usually not very interesting frames to me, but some folks like 'em. (I guess I wouldn't say no to an Exxon Graftek (sp?) if you offered me one though.)
The requirement of extra rigidity in the joint seems to be a common thread, making the lugs rather bulky and heavy.
Mark Bulgier
Seattle, Wa
USA