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03-27-07 | 04:43 PM
  #1  
Can anyone quickly explain to me what a braze on is?
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03-27-07 | 04:47 PM
  #2  
it's the type of front derailleur you have.

Some bikes have a clamp which goes around the seat tube and the front D clamps onto that.

other bikes have a braze on, which means that the bracket is integrated onto the bike and the front D is screwed onto that...


although i might be crazy b/c brazing is a type of welding...
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03-27-07 | 05:35 PM
  #3  
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A small fitting permanently attached to a frame. On traditional steel frames these attachments are held on by brazing, but the term "braze-on" is also used for fittings that are welded, glued, rivetted or moulded on to frames of other materials. Typical braze-ons would include cable stops and guides, water bottle cage mounts, shift lever bosses, cantilever brake bosses and cable stops, pump pegs, etc.
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/gloss_bo-z.html
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03-30-07 | 09:40 PM
  #4  
And rack mounts for the touring bikes. I once had a young bike mechanic call them lugs . Lugged frames have the lugs brazed on too.
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