Originally Posted by
filtersweep
Why fillet brazed, rather than TIG welded? Seriously. What possible advantage is there to fillet (other than to make something crazy custom)?
welding is a much hotter process than fillet brazing, which leaves a larger heat affected area (where the steel is weaker)
really though it's about sexy as hell joints.
as far as peloton, i don't know what year mine is. i've seen that he does build lugged frames, but apparently he specializes in fillet brazing. they go for pretty low money too since they're not one of the real well known japanese builders.