Originally Posted by
mkeller234
The pictures are out of focus but the frame looks fine to me. I wouldn't say it's much worse than my vintage Raleigh. The Raleigh may be lugged but it has the same price driven craftsmanship. I think Linus bikes have that same type of seat tube joint.
"Hand-hammered lugs" i.e. by a drunken hung-over lout's hands that don't give a squat what it looks like. Slap some paint on it and
ship it!
I imagine by the end the Nottingham plant resembled a Detroit auto plant as far as labor/management issues were concerned.