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wallymann
08-29-2012, 07:04 PM
you see them on nicer lugged steel frames, under bottle-bosses and chainstay-bridges and brake-bridges.

they're like gussets, but different. buttresses maybe?

http://brown-snout.com/cycling/tech/bottle-boss.jpg
http://brown-snout.com/cycling/tech/chainstay-bridge.jpg
echelon_john
08-29-2012, 07:05 PM
usually just called star reinforcements or diamond reinforcements due to their shape. i've also head them called bottle boss stars or brake bridge reinforcements.

you see them on nicer lugged steel frames, under bottle-bosses and chainstay-bridges and brake-bridges.

they're like gussets, but different. buttresses maybe?

https://photos-4.dropbox.com/si/xl/kEHTFn9pB0bCE6VIRkBzcXFYjYDRuEEBiTIJggDL5jw/29495821/1346374800/d0f8aa0/2012-08-29_19-55-02_352.jpg