When a crack isn't a crack - the days of pressed lugs
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When a crack isn't a crack - the days of pressed lugs
It pays to know your lugs. These pressed Bocama Competition 83's often came from Bocama with a visible joint line up front. Depending on the skill or time available to the builder, little imperfections such as these sometimes visibly made their way onto a frame:
It's helpful to know these small oddities. Can save anyone a lot of potential panic.
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It's helpful to know these small oddities. Can save anyone a lot of potential panic.
-Kurt
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Thats pretty cool. I checked my 78 professional and the builder took the time remove the line.
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Though the finish on this Pro is a little sub-standard in comparison to my PY-10, it certainly is the best I've seen out of a common, production Raleigh.
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Yes, my Professional is built noticeably better than my Gran Sport as well. Not saying it's perfect, but it's very noticeable.
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Hmmm, I wondered how the devil those lugs were brazed. Are all lugs fashioned to the frame like shown, even for high end steel lugged frames? Great information. Thanks
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Kurt, do you have an extra top lug by any chance? I have the competition 83 bottom and the seat cluster lug but a non-matching top. I've spent hours cutting and filing and it is close but I would love to find the proper lug. If not, are you interested in parting with the set? Or if you don't want to get rid of any of them, any guesses where I could find one?
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Kurt, do you have an extra top lug by any chance? I have the competition 83 bottom and the seat cluster lug but a non-matching top. I've spent hours cutting and filing and it is close but I would love to find the proper lug. If not, are you interested in parting with the set? Or if you don't want to get rid of any of them, any guesses where I could find one?
eBay might be your best bet. Keep searching Bocama.
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I'll have to take a look at the Competition to see if there is a visible line on any of the lugs.
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The Sports, Superbe, Sprite, et. al, however, were severely prone to it, for Raleigh - during the TI era - hardly filed the weld mark at the bottom of the lug. This isn't present on the 1950's examples, which use different lugs - I'm almost certain they used Hayden blanks during this period.
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Bottom line: it's a cosmetic issue, not a structural issue.
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Depending on the skill or time available to the builder, little imperfections such as these sometimes visibly made their way onto a frame:
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Sometimes? I see sloppy craftsmanship frequently on old road bicycles.
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