Boy George asks: (sorry, didn't include your last name in the post)
Where does Super Vitus 980 tubing rank say compared to Reynolds 531?
Here is an excerpt from the Used Bike Buyers Guide (scroll down). The tubesets can be compared by weight within a family but not family to family as my source(s) often included different tubes in each set of weights, i.e. some included the fork steerer tube and fork blades. The Used Bike Buyers Guide is available for $3 email version or $5 on disk. The columns line up on the real version, but not the cut and paste as shown. If you want a copy, send payment to: Louis Deeter 9235 Ridge Pine Trail Orlando FL 32819
TUBING:(MOST COMMON WITH AVERAGE WEIGHT FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES).
MAKE TYPE WEIGHT (IN GRAMS) REYNOLDS 501 2025 REYNOLDS 531C 1800 REYNOLDS 531P 1700 REYNOLDS 653 1700 REYNOLDS 753 1650 COLUMBUS AELLE 2345 COLUMBUS GARA 2305 COLUMBUS CROMOR 2190 COLUMBUS THRON 2250 COLUMBUS SP 2300 COLUMBUS SL 1930 COLUMBUS SLX 1960 COLUMBUS TSX 1950 COLUMBUS NEURON 1885 COLUMBUS PRX 2310 COLUMBUS EL 1935 TANGE INFINITY 2405 TANGE 2 2290 TANGE 1 2220 TANGE PRESTIGE 1950 ISHIWATA 022 2200 ORIA ML 25 2100 VITUS 171 VITUS 172 VITUS 181 1790 VITUS 888 2030 VITUS 971 VITUS 980 1507 VITUS 983 1624 VITUS Prestige TRUE TEMPER, by order of weight, higher to lower: RCR, RC, RCX
A PROFESSIONAL BICYCLE SHOP SHOULD HAVE LISTINGS FOR MORE SETS FROM ISHIWATA, ORIA, DEDALO, DEDACCAI, DURIFORT, EXCELL, ALUMINUM, TITANIUM, AND CARBON FIBER. LIKEWISE, TUBE WALL THICKNESSES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER.