Originally Posted by
gomango
I worked at a shop many years ago that stocked Raleigh bicycles.
We would go through new shipments carefully making sure the shipped Raleigh framesets were safe and fit to ride.
Brazing issues and in some cases, loose dropouts.
This De Rosa surely would have passed in that situation.
The gap needs to be filled and cleared.
Fill it up with touch-up paint or something more substantial like brass?