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Old 10-25-17 | 03:52 AM
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dsaul
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The lug edge concentrates the stress at the bottom of the downtube, in an area weakened by the brazing. It provides a fulcrum for the tube to bend at a single point with each cycle. I'd say this was not an unexpected failure and most lugged frames would fail this test in a similar manner.
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