why? because they <can>.
steel <IS> steel. one supplier may not have the inventory that another may have. essentially, pipes of similar diameter and guage are the same, irrespective of brand or country of origin. this statement applies to the bicycle tubing thread, NOT to the steel industry as a whole. simply put, VERY simply put, there's no discernable difference noticeable to the rider, when choosing cro-mo versus manganese-mo, assuming it's the same diameter and guage. there's no voodoo at work here. e-RICHIE chester, ct
In a message dated 6/18/2002 6:42:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, richardsachs@juno.com writes:
> the weight differences are due to the variables i
> listed earlier.
> but don't forget:
> 531 is a MATERIAL designation, not a particular tube.
> the <material> comes long, short, thin walled, thick walled,
> different diameters, butt variations, (heh. heh, heh. he said,
> "butt"...), and the forks/and seat-chainstays are available
> in a myriad* of shapes. there is no 'normal' 531 type tubing.
>
So why do some builders insist on mixing brands if 531 comes(or use to) in so many variations? It seems like you could build a frame tailored to the the riders weight and usage it still turn out all Reynolds. But maybe I'm over simplifying?
Pete Geurds
Douglassville, PA