[CR]Mercian Braze ons

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From: <greenjersey@ntlworld.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 18:31:41 +0000
Subject: [CR]Mercian Braze ons

There was a period from maybe 1956 to 1963 when the pros wouldn't touch braze ons. I recall Rik Van Looy having chrome clips all over his frame,even for the cable stop on the chainstay. The story was they weakened the frame and maybe if you rode Paris-Roubaix and Tour of Flanders it was something to consider. Somebody whose formative years were in that era may have retained an aversion to braze ons when ordering a new frame. Ray Green Brighton

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