Originally Posted by
kehomer
Exquisite filework on that seat lug. And the paint is beautiful.
That may not be a lug. That may be one of the Ritchey Faux lugs:
"Fake" Lugs
A small number of Ritchey frames were created with fake lugs. These "lugs" are created by hand as the bike was fillet brazed. The frame is intentionally given the appearance of a lugged frame, but is produced with by a much more time consuming process.As far as I know, this treatment only appears on the most expensive Ritchey model - the Annapurna.
Also note, that many bikes have a similar treatment at the top of the seat tube.
http://www.oldmountainbikes.com/tube_joining.html
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