The answers are really easy. You gotta start somewhere. Reynolds 531 is the benchmark, with other Cr-Mo butted tubing makers following suite - especially the Japanese. Campagnolo Gran Sport is no better than Zeus Gran Sport, but the latter copied the former so Zeus was always Avis in its day.
On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 9:42:44 PM UTC-5, Tim McNamara wrote: > > > On Jun 18, 2014, at 5:22 PM, Michael <john1...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > > > So why is 531 so great? > > Seems like alotta people really like these frames. > > Special blend? Or the tube wall thickness? > > The perfect combination of material and design. It was for 50 years the > standard by which bike tubing was judged (and still is for me). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
