When I started riding again in the 80's the bargain quality bike frames were "Old, worn out racing frames", generally a year or two old and Reynolds or Columbus tube. I was told many times that even the power of amateur riders took the temper out of the tube and turned them into flexible flyers. I was never a racer and picked up a few and built them back up and never noticed anything wrong with them, but never had a NEW one, either. (I sure have found a lot of bikes with sloppy loose spokes though)
So, do old bike frames lose their sharpness? Maybe this has already been beat to death in the archive.
===== Chuck Kichline Austin, TX
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