Originally Posted by
cudak888
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Jan Heine criticized the lug thickness as well, though I disagree in this respect. The Ephgrave lugsets were born from an era that wasn't known for lug thinning as much as the investment-cast era.
Personally, I feel that thinning Les' lugs would destroy much of the homage it pays to the pure English 1950's look - simple, clean, and baroque - without being outrageously pretentious.
That said, I don't particularly care for excessively thinned Nervex Pro lugs either. Granted, they are finished absolutely slovenly from the factory, and require thinning at any rate, but too much thinning takes away from their stateliness (I'm thinking of Mercian here). YMMV.
-Kurt
I agree that these wouldn't be lugs that you'd attempt to make as thin as Kvale's, but my personal tastes would have had them thinned somewhat - especially on the longer points. Seeing as this was a custom, that's not a fair criticism anyway, as the client's preferences would have dictated.
I still think it's a stunning bike. Perhaps someday I'll be able to get a custom bike made.