Reynolds 853 Road Frame Weight

Iirc 853 pro is thinner walled than 853.

Reynolds 853 road frame weight.

700c feel free to ask about any other measurements. It s an off the shelf bike with a frame made from reynolds 853 and an enve carbon fibre fork and tapered head tube. 29 04 2014 no comments share. Hailing from fort collins colorado the frame is based around tig welded reynolds 853 tubing and takes advantage of a tapered steel headtube and thru axles at both ends.

Columbus seat stays reynolds r fork blades. 853 is heat treated to give high strength and damage resistance and the steel properties allow thin walls to be used so that lower weight but fatigue resistant structures can be made. Lugged winter road frame. A normal chrome molybdenum steel will lose strength in the joints after the heat has been applied.

Medium weight rohloff tourer. Reynolds 853 offers uncompromising performance combined with superb ride quality and excellent strength to weight ratio. Reynolds specialises in innovative high performance metallic cycle frame tube sets producing some of the lightest strongest cycle tubing on the market. Tom donhou is one of the new wave of young framebuilders specialising in steel and his bikes have been well received with a particular focus on disc brakes that led to the development of the dss1 signature steel.

Genesis volare 853 kit and specifications. After the frame is constructed 853 actually increases in strength as the frame cools air hardening. 29 04 2014 no comments share. So in the era of metric 753 and imperial 531db there was a noticeable difference between these two tubesets.

I admit i was inspired by the thorn mercury. The strength to weight ratio equals that of titanium frames. 57cm c t top tube. Sb518 1976 sbdu ilkeston 57cm reynolds 531db frame weight.

Fillet brazed reynolds 853. In theory the 853 frame can be made lighter for the same strength. My test bike s reynolds 853 is the highest spec steel frame on test 853. Tubing reynolds 853 columbus dedacciai rear triangle.

But it depends if the different grade tubes are drawn differently. That is enough of a difference to feel just by handling a frame. Sb518 comes in at 2209 grams that is a massive 576 grams heavier than a similar size metric 753 frame. Gt edge frame reynolds 853 with henry james drop outs this frame was made in gt s colorado facility made in the u s a size.

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