Was: [CR]Centurion Bicycles? - Now Tubing properties

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To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: <youngc@NetReach.Net>
Subject: Was: [CR]Centurion Bicycles? - Now Tubing properties
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 10:35:03 US/Eastern

James wrote:
>
> I believe Tange 1 was the grade down from Prestige
> which means it was just thicker at some points
> (someone feel free to correct me if I'm mistaken).
> Though I can't vouch for their correctness, Jalon Hawk
> at Desperado Cycles in Madison has some tables with
> tubing info, including Tange 1, on his site,
> http://www.desperadocycles.com/The_Lowdown_On_Tubing/About_Steel_Tubing_frameset .htm.

A cursory inspection of the tables in the article cited above indicates that I may be a little heavy for some of my bikes. There are some discerpancies between the two Table 4's on the site. Either way, if Columbus SL and SPX and Reynolds 531C have a suggested maximum rider weights of 150 pounds (or less), I need to drop around 30 pounds.

Anyone have maximum weights for these tubing sets that are a bit more generous?

Charlie (not Kate Moss) Young
Honeybrook,
PA