Re: [CR] Oversize seat stay caps

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From: "Andrew R Stewart" <onetenth@earthlink.net>
To: EPL <lowiemanuel@yahoo.ca>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:37:29 -0500
Subject: Re: [CR] Oversize seat stay caps


Emanuel- The greater the mass or thicker the cross section the slower the item will heat up. So a cast top cap/plug would seem (and does in real life) take longer to heat up then a much lighter cap plate. Having done both styles, the cap plate is much more sensitive to heat control.


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From: EPL
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 8:00 PM
Subject: [CR] Oversize seat stay caps


The flat oversized seatstay plates (like Saba SC-24 on the Ceeway site) were used by Raleigh on 753 Team frames, I am told, because they had less risk of overheating than cast plugs etc.

Bernard Carré used a similar treatment on many of his signed frames.

Hardly the sign of shoddy workmanship, I'd say, even if they're a ready-made solution.

Emanuel Lowi Montreal, Quebec

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Andrew R Stewart
Rochester, NY