At 6:50 AM -0800 1/16/02, J Thurow wrote:
>Here's a link to what Sheldon has to say about
>Centurion,
>http://www.sheldonbrown.com/japan.html#centurion.
>I actually own the bike you're referring to. It was
>my first nice bike. I bought it in the mid-80s and I
>still enjoy riding today.
>
>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).
Prestige is the super-premium heat-treated tubing, comparable to Reynolds 853.
The numbered tubings are roughly comparable to Reynolds 531, and the numbers refer to wall thickness/weight -- #1 is the lightest.
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