Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
I was a mechanic from 1978 through 1984, and at the time, a lugless frame was very low end. Whenever I saw a rare high-end lugless frame, it was hard for me to wrap my mind around the fact that it wasn't crappy, like a department store bike.