Today we did more brazing of lugs. Lugs are used to hold the "pipes" of the bike together and at the right angles too. It is important that these be done right so that the bike does not fall apart! Learning this new skill was a bit awkward and yes, did make me feel a bit of a lug-head. But hey! This is only the second day. I don't expect to be an expert this soon. Today we moved from working with a silver braze to a bronze braze and a different technique due to the different melting temperature of the bronze. Tomorrow we will be talking about bike fit and the characteristics of different bikes and how that manifests in the frame geometry. Time for the old protractor!
Weather continues to be good here and the views and environment are conducive to our studies.
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