| Title: | Bicycling |
| Notice: | Bicycling for Fun |
| Moderator: | JAMIN::WASSER |
| Created: | Mon Apr 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3214 |
| Total number of notes: | 31946 |
Hi,
I have the chance of a Reynolds 753 road frame at a very good price
but have no experience of this tubing having always riden 531 road
bikes. I understand it has far greater tensile strength than 531
tubing but that there are questions about it's stiffness when used
in larger frames. The frame I have my eye on is 64cm and I wonder
if anyone out there owns a "larger" i.e 60-64cm, 753 frame and what
their opinions are about its suitability for these larger frame
sizes.
I asked the shop concerned who replied that they had sold many frames
in this size and had never had a complaint but then nobody in the shop
was over 6ft so they had no personal experience of riding one.
Thanks for your help,
Richard
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1491.1 | JUMBLY::MACFADYEN | Pure ignorance | Mon Apr 09 1990 14:30 | 8 | |
I thought the only question about its stiffness was, is it too stiff?
I've heard of cyclists replacing 753 forks with 531 ones to get a more
compliant ride. But it may be that modern aluminium frames have
introduced new levels of stiffness and that 753 is less stiff than
those (that's a pure guess).
Rod
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