Reynolds Steel Mountain Bike Frame

If you owned an entry level raleigh mountain bike during the mid 80s to mid 90s then chances are the frame was made from reynolds 501 tubing.

Reynolds steel mountain bike frame.

Fox rhythm 34 float 29 27 5 w sweep adjust compression lock out 15x110mm axle air spring compression rebound adjust tapered alloy steerer 120mm travel. The world s first commercial air hardening steel for bicycle frames and jamis was one of the first brands to use it in 1997. The reynolds tube company was founded in 1898 by john reynolds in birmingham england but traces its origins back to 1841 when john reynolds set up a company manufacturing nails. A perfect 21st century race bike in steel baum makes two steel bikes the ristretto and the cortado.

Fortunately it s not all about form and there is a great deal of functional value to steel frame manufacturing. The shan n 5 from production privee in its natural habitat. Seat tube internal dropper post routing iscg05 sliding 12x148mm dropouts formula thru axle. Their sharp angles often establish an unspoiled mountain bike silhouette free of aero or hydrodynamic considerations.

In 1995 reynolds introduced 853 and a non heat treated version 631 two years later. The versatile ritchey ultra is a steel hardtail mountain bike that can switch between 29 or 27 5 wheels and features boost 148 rear spacing. Fsa orbit alloy cups. Ritchey frame protection stickers defend your precious investment from various forms aesthetic harm.

Gravel mountain road cross. It was the workhorse tubeset at the bottom of reynolds steel range and was cheap strong and not especially heavy. Not so with 853 and 631. Shan frames are available for 1 249 17 or.

Custom made reynolds 501 road bike frame with flash dc comics decoupage. Why is niner building reynolds 853 steel bikes. Sometimes we ask ourselves the same question. Reynolds specialises in innovative high performance metallic cycle frame tube sets producing some of the lightest strongest cycle tubing on the market.

The former has more race bike geometry the latter more fondo genetics. But all we have to do is take one for a short spin and we re quickly reminded that there s truth to the saying steel is real steel is like the o g. The brand s website reads we present the answer to a unique prayer. Cotic soul mk2 19 large frame mountain bike reynolds 853 steel 26 or 27 5 650.

Ending today at 8 20pm bst 15h 10m click collect. Welding steel often results in a 40 strength loss requiring thick tubing walls as an offset. Frame protectors kit. In 1897 the company patented the process for making butted tubes which are thicker at the ends than in the middle this allowed frame builders to create frames that were both strong and lightweight.