Re: Dogma weld: Bikefanclub.com

While the welds of some bikes that are TIG welded from both Italian and US maufacturers has much to be desired, the main reason they can be untouched is strength. Unless you take and INSANE amount of time to go over each weld individually with Filler and paint drop by drop, the only way to smooth out a TIG weld is to miter it down which can remove strength from the surface. If you don't like the look of such welds, you can buy other materials. Ti, which can be welded smooth by the nature of the material, or go with steel which can be lugged or Fillet, or CF. Especially with Aluminum "ugly welds" are going to be the norm simply for strengths consideration. Those that are smooth either have a patented process (Klein), or miter the welds which I would be worried about.

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