Originally Posted by Rodador
Good morning gentlemen. I think you guys are talking about a couple different types of shells. By "batwings," Ceya does not mean merely a cast reinforcemnt between chainstays, but rather integral gussets between the other tubes joined at the bb. The spearpoint shell on the bob jackson is a long shen model shown on the ceeway site (first bb shell page, top row, fourth from the left):
http://www.ceeway.com/Bottom%20Bracket%20Shells.htm
I don't know how effective these shells are at stiffening the bb; because I don't think the average cast bb shell is very flexible. But both of these are good looking!
Right.
The Bob Jackson is made using the Long Shen 300R set:
And I agree, pretty but of questionable frame stiffening use.
Just to be clear, this frame will NOT BE LUGGED.