Re: [CR]no relief circle in seat tube lug

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Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2006 13:01:58 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]no relief circle in seat tube lug
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Bianca Pratorius wrote:
> I checked all my bikes, and just for the record, the builder Yoshi Kono
> did not use a lug with a relief circle for the binder bolt. All my other
> bikes feature that though, but the 3Rensho has a good reputation for
> quality and I know of none of his frames that have cracked at that
> location.

Out of curiosity, does the slot extend beyond the lug, or not? If the slot is ends in the lug, at least there is more metal to resist stress cracking.

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John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA