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Another set of lugs in the works.
More points will be brazed onto the seat lugs to really make her sing.
Maybe I'll bring some of these to the P B Expo?

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She would love to attend meerglas’s Fenderfest 2 in May!

Tom from Meerglas recently sent a thoughtful "care" package to me containing posters, cards, hats and t-shirts from last year's successful Fenderfest event. Thanks Tom.

Fenderfest 2 is coming up in early May. It promises to be a good one!

An introuction here bikepacking.com/news/fenderfest-2025-intro/
Info here www.instagram.com/p/DF2he4aM0AG/

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They are similar but different.

One is modern and cast. The one with the hole started out as an old school, bulge formed or “pressed” Cinelli lug from the late 60’s or early 70’s.

The long point on the Cinelli lug was fashioned from a recycled square cut flooring nail. The nail was annealed, flattened blacksmith style , then welded to the original lug and then profiled to shape.

The applied bronze fillets soften the transitions and allow things to visually flow together.

Each lug has its own charm and each one will look proper when brazed up.

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Frame builder/machinist extraordinaire friend Jamie Swan made a short run of special seat stay caps years ago.
Jamie sent a few pairs to Brian Baylis and me thinking they would look good on our rando bikes.

The caps I received were milled flat on each side (like the pair on the bench). They were sharp as hell and almost looked like weapons. I nicknamed them Stilettos and the name stuck.

After using a few flat sets I decided to hand file flutes in them as shown in the photos here.
This pair will grace a 650B rando frame currently in process.

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