Nath wrote: I know that Ishiwata's triple-butted cro-mo came in both seamed and seamless versions; my Bridgestone RB-2 features the seamed tubing, whereas the RB-1 featured the seamless variety.
Ah yes, but the seamless tubing on the RB-1 was also *quad* butted on many (all ?) RB-1's. Mine has a sticker that says it is "Quadruple Butted tubes, fork and stays" And that's all I have to say since the tube type is on topic but the bikes aren't . ;-)
John Dunn in Boise ID
<Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [CR]tubing...??
> I know that Ishiwata's triple-butted cro-mo came in both seamed and
seamless
> versions; my Bridgestone RB-2 features the seamed tubing, whereas the RB-1
> featured the seamless variety. The thicknesses were different, I think,
but
> I'm not sure about that.
>
> My early 80s Fuji Del Rey with its quad-butted VaLite tubing . . . I
wonder
> if it's seamed. Wouldn't surprise me . . . I'm pretty sure the seamed
> tubing is less expensive.
>
> I'd guess that lots of double-butted tubing can be found in a seamed
> version; maybe Richard can let us know when he gets back from that 50-mile
> ride! Or maybe one of the other framebuilders on the list? . . .
>
> nath dresser
> spring green, wi