well, with that clue, I have to guess Columbine...

edit: almost forgot this article, which shows a Columbine seat cluster....

Steve in Peoria:

Not sure if this posted because a message regarding URLs popped up.

Columbine lugwork was something that I saw decades ago in a magazine, and could only drool over. Mahalo for sharing and bringing back memories I'd long forgotten. Robert

Nice detail of the wrapover, as seen in the Miki built Sekai 4000 frames as well. I'll post pics of my mystery for the sleuths to solve as soon as I can. Aloha!

That's my mystery bike! The wrap-over seat-stays with the diamond pointed chrome overlay are the same unique features mine has!

Great news, can we see yours?

Here is a seat lug on a frame I made for myself. I used a seat post binding system similar to how Cinelli stem tightens on a handlebar. Turning a hex bolt on the underside pushes a plate against the seat post to hold it in position. One reason for this was to provide more area for carving. In addition I built it with a triple triangle style (called Hellenic named after the British guy that used it prominently on his frames) so the stays were not covering part of the seat lug.

This isn't a real seat lug even though it looks like one. It is a bilaminate lug made out of 2 pieces of tubing carved and then fillet brazed together. You will notice (barely in the picture) that the exit from the rear brake cable housing comes out the top to the seat stay and not the top tube. I have a brass inner tube running inside the top tube and exiting through the seat stay. That way I don't have to somehow fish the cable though two holes.


When I painted the frame I put some glitter in the final clears for added effect

That one looks great, that must have been quite a job

not sure of this has been on here before. It is from a Duell Advantage.

And another one from a sancineto frame

1915 Rola




1925 Frejus




1933 Frejus




1939 Paglianti




1942 Frejus, probably the finest-made bike I owned




1948 Frejus




1949 Viscontea




1950 Learco Guerra




1950 Pecorari




1951 Maino

1953 Bianchi




1960 Cinelli





1965 Umberto Dei




2017 Chapman




2026 iab





2026 iab

Yes, I can now post pictures. Here is the detail that clinched it,

Seatpost cluster
and the frame as I'm building it,
Mocking up the frame for my build into a 2-speed


(mocked up at present). Aloha, Robert

Please help me identify this seat lug. Thanks

Vogue Road Bicycle Restoration

Meral “Competition” built by Francis Quillon….

A couple of sneak peeks from the spraybooth today, the clearcoat is still wet..

NSGK