Framebuilder Question: Never seen a weld on this area before

[unterhausen]

Go look at your thread on bikeforums where I answered your question before you started this thread.

[dddd]

Recalling the clever, tapered seat tube on my Litespeed-built Merckx EX Titanium frame.
I imagine the tapering process also left the narrower top end of the tube thicker-walled.

[pdonk]

Here is a link to the video I mentioned earlier.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85fxScbB2Yk

[martl]

i guess they wanted a thicker walled piece of tubing on the top, to accommodate a common seat post diameter and/or to beef up the area where 3 tubes are welded on, while using a thinner-walled tube for the rest of the length. Sort of double-butted handmade style.

[vxchtx]

Thanks so much for all the replies! Now I learned something new again through this forum

[grateful]

Why be snarky. I am not on bikeforums and was interested in this thread and the responses as well.

Originally Posted by unterhausen

Go look at your thread on bikeforums where I answered your question before you started this thread.

[unterhausen]

Is it snark or just wishing I hadn't wasted my time?
Also it had been answered before my post anyway.