Originally Posted by
Chombi1
Thing that bugged me though was, lugless construction pretty much took over the industry and relegated frame lugs on steel bikes to history. Unless you buy asome sort of "retro special" so now you are paying extra for something that was pretty much standard to bikes from the cheapest to the best one you can get, before the 90's....
Sure, filet brazed construction was impressive when artisans did it with thoughtful care to the build up of very smooth radishes at the joints, but most of lugless construction available to the cycling public was the slam- bang weld it together and sell it quick variety.
The "worm weld" is indeed a telling symbol that no traditional value in the art of making bikes is sacred -- I don't think I've ever seen praise for them as evidence of a constructor's prowess. So agreed -- that's a definite milestone on the road to hell.