Old 07-26-19, 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by mstateglfr
Ha, yeah disassembly is well past reasonable.

This is the inside of the Premis shell. I get that fitting the tubes by mitering is extra time and therefore cost, but wasn't sure if the late 80s Japanese built frames went that extra step due to higher quality/qc/different process.
I don't think I ever noticed that on either the Prologue or the Peloton. Weird though I suppose not out of the realm of possibility to have that happen (smushed tubes)?
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