The new Reynolds 953, as used in the new Independent Fabrications 953, is a stainless steel.
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11-03-2007, 04:35 PM #1
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11-03-2007, 06:34 PM #2
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So what's the downside of a stainless steel frame- any?
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11-04-2007, 06:35 AM #3
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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 07:23 AM.
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11-04-2007, 10:49 AM #4
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that bike sold for $89.00!!
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11-04-2007, 11:05 AM #5
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Yeah, but $75 to ship it. I don't think it will actually cost that much to ship it. There were 17 bids. One person really wanted it, but someone swooped in in the last 5 seconds and go it.
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I think there is some type of program that does that last minute bidding like that.
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11-04-2007, 05:54 PM #6
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Yep, there are several such services, like esnipe (dot com). I use it when I really, really need to win an ebay auction and won't be around near the end (for example, it ends after I'll be in bed, or during the workday, or on a weekend when I'll be out of town.) Originally Posted by sandra
Yeah, but $75 to ship it. I don't think it will actually cost that much to ship it. There were 17 bids. One person really wanted it, but someone swooped in in the last 5 seconds and go it. I think there is some type of program that does that last minute bidding like that.
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01-07-2008, 03:48 PM #7
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My Jamis Coda is unpainted steel--does that make it stainless steel? It's very pretty. It's a 2003 model.
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