In a message dated 9/7/2004 1:54:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jmedclay@hotmail.com writes:
<< Looking at SP tubing in the Ceeway catalog:
1) The butting profile looks stepped, not tapered. Is this right? Seems crazy. 2) The DT is listed as 635mm long. That seems short particularly for a tube set that is intended for larger frames. Anyone know if that is accurate? >>
Those are illustrative diagrams.. The butts are tapered gradually. That DT length sounds correct to my memory. Remember the actual tube length is not the same as center to center DT distance.. .
<< For a 170# recreational rider who wants a very durable, very long lasting frameset that may see the occasional rough/gravel road but who doesn't want truly unnecessary weight: Would those of you with direct experience suggest SP or SLX >>
You are not that heavy.. I vote SLX
<< Campy: Did they make a super record ft der in the early 80s that was not a clamp on but which attached to a braze on tab instead, and could then be used on a 1.25" ST? >>
Yes, by that time it was the most common. Should be easy to get (one of the few things still reasonably avail!)
Dale Brown
Greensboro, NC