lugs

[wilfh]

Bear with me, I'm still finding my feet...

what exactly are people talking about when talking about lugs? They seem to be used to date a bike but I'm not sure what is being talked about.
Searching for enlightenment... :?

cheers
Wilf

 

[Goldie]

Lugs are the little metal collars that make up the junctions of the frame tubes - the tubes fit inside them and are fixed in place.

Lugs are usually not made by the frame builder but are bought in from an outside manufacturer like Nervex or Prugnat. The designs can be quite distinctive, and some frame builders liked to add their own embellishments -Hetchins went down a particularly baroque route for instance http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/hetchins.html ...

 

[Spokesmann]

Head stock lugs on my 72 Carlton Continental...

These are known as 'Crespera' design.

Carlton lugs on a 1964 Flyer

 

[biggs682]

there are so many variations pf themes some nice plain ones right up to really decorated ones , that show the workmanship used to make a lug never mind the whole bike .

 

[wilfh]

All is revealed.
thanks very much
cheers
Wilf