Abstract: The forward triangle of a bicycle frame incorporates steel lug pieces which are made out of ordinary tube sections, without collars. The end of the lug tube is readily and inexpensively shaped by a simple mitering operation to fit at any particular location and at any particular angle for any particular frame size or frame geometry. The shaped end of the lug tube is pulse tungsten inert gas (TIG) welded to the related frame structure. The weld area can be heat treated, prior to the brazing of a frame tube, so that only the relatively short tube lengths of the lug tube and associated frame structure need to be subjected to the heat treatment temperatures. An all steel frame is constructed by brazing a steel alloy frame tubes into each related lug tube and onto the associated frame structure. This forms a connection which utilizes the strength of the TIG weld and brazing, the elasticity of the brazing, and the damping of shock frequencies resulting from the combination of the steel and brass materials.

Abstract: An electronic power distributor is provided. The distributor is a cylindrical base unit shaped like a hockey puck which contains a top surface, bottom and side circular surfaces. In the top surface, there are a number of holes which extend into the base unit. These holes have a threaded portion for engaging with a power bolt. The side circular surface contains a number of holes which extend into the base unit and are positioned to perpendicularly intersect the holes which extend from the top surface. The holes on the side are capable of receiving the strands of a wire conductor or an adapter of other size conductors. The power bolts which hold the wire conductors in the holes through the side circular surface contain three portions. The first portion is conical and contain a first annular beveled surface extending radially and axially generally toward the vertex.