Originally Posted by
Wogsterca
Lugged steel does have one area where it has a huge advantage over anything welded, and that is it's ability to be repaired. Suppose you need to replace the top tube....
In theory, yes.
But in practice, there are very, very few steel lugged frames that are worth the expenditure to do so. In most cases, the cost of replacing a tube and repainting far exceeds the cost to just replace the frame. Unless the frame in question is unusual, collectible, or irreplaceable, it doesn't make financial sense to go through the exercise.