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11-03-2007, 04:37 PM #1
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Is this for real?
"Chisel praise in stone; write criticism in sand."
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11-03-2007, 04:48 PM #2
I like bikes
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yup. a lot of custom bikes have some stainless tubing.
it's harder/stronger metal..
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11-03-2007, 05:26 PM #3
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It's beautiful, and goes with my flatware ;-)
Not my size but Knott is drooling over it.Fancy Schmancy Custom Road bike ~ Mondonico Futura Legero
Found on side of the road bike ~ Motobecane Mixte
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11-03-2007, 05:32 PM #4
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Of course I want it too.
I have yet to see a bike that I didn't love and want.
Yesterday we made a trip to the LBS. They take a lot of bikes on trade and fix them up and sell them. There was a really OLD bright yellow Schwinn that I fell in love with. It was not in great shape. There was nothing special about the bike. I just loved that it was still hanging in there. Had a yellow and white seat and still had the bright yellow hand grips! I wanted it too!"Chisel praise in stone; write criticism in sand."
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11-03-2007, 05:35 PM #5
Head up. Shoulders down.
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The new Reynolds 953, as used in the new Independent Fabrications 953, is a stainless steel.
Swooooon!2007 Seven ID8 - Bontrager InForm
2003 Klein Palomino - Terry Firefly (?)
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11-03-2007, 07:34 PM #6
listen to the bees
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So what's the downside of a stainless steel frame- any?
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11-04-2007, 07:35 AM #7
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This talks a bit about reynolds 953 steel. It sounds like the advantages are light weight and corrosion resistance, rivaling high end aluminum, while the disadvantages are that its still hard to work with and in the development stages. But they do say that for folks that know what they are doing (IF) some nice bikes have been made with it.
http://www.bikemag.com/news/newsarchive/110305_dain/
p.s. Lisa, do understand that not all 'stainless steel' will have the properties of reynolds 953, that is just one particular alloy. It has a very high strength to weight ratio, so the tubing can be very thin and therefore light. But some of the older 'stainless steel' bikes, like that vintage one on ebay are quite heavy. When discussing frame materials, its best to discuss particular alloys, as we well know there are many different flavors of 'steel'. I personally *love* reynolds 853 steel, but never had the opporunity to try 953, although it sounds quite exciting.Last edited by Triskeliongirl; 11-04-2007 at 08:23 AM.
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