Reynolds 853 Road Frame Weight

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Reynolds 853 road frame weight.

Columbus seat stays reynolds r fork blades. How to choose the right one for you. My test bike s reynolds 853 is the highest spec steel frame on test 853. Sb518 1976 sbdu ilkeston 57cm reynolds 531db frame weight.

In theory the 853 frame can be made lighter for the same strength. 700c feel free to ask about any other measurements. That is enough of a difference to feel just by handling a frame. A normal chrome molybdenum steel will lose strength in the joints after the heat has been applied.

Hailing from fort collins colorado the frame is based around tig welded reynolds 853 tubing and takes advantage of a tapered steel headtube and thru axles at both ends. But it depends if the different grade tubes are drawn differently. Lugged winter road frame. Sb518 comes in at 2209 grams that is a massive 576 grams heavier than a similar size metric 753 frame.

853 is heat treated to give high strength and damage resistance and the steel properties allow thin walls to be used so that lower weight but fatigue resistant structures can be made. Gt edge frame reynolds 853 with henry james drop outs this frame was made in gt s colorado facility made in the u s a size. 29 04 2014 no comments share. This material 853 increases in strength as the frame cools to strengths well in excess of the delivered values shown above.

I admit i was inspired by the thorn mercury. Fillet brazed reynolds 853. Genesis volare 853 kit and specifications. 57cm c t top tube.

So in the era of metric 753 and imperial 531db there was a noticeable difference between these two tubesets. Medium weight rohloff tourer. Iirc 853 pro is thinner walled than 853. Reynolds specialises in innovative high performance metallic cycle frame tube sets producing some of the lightest strongest cycle tubing on the market.

Reynolds 853 offers uncompromising performance combined with superb ride quality and excellent strength to weight ratio. It s an off the shelf bike with a frame made from reynolds 853 and an enve carbon fibre fork and tapered head tube. 53 5cm c c head tube. The strength to weight ratio of 853 is close to that of quality titanium frames.

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