Re: [CR]Italian use of Reynolds tubes Was: Gitane vs Peugeot

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From: "Ken Wehrenberg" <wnwires@htc.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Italian use of Reynolds tubes Was: Gitane vs Peugeot
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 12:20:05 -0500
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


Ted and list:

I know that in the CO mountains, we had racers, esp some who had been in Europe, "test" their frames after a season or so by applying foot pressure to the top of six-o'clock-positioned left crank while holding bike firmly at handlebars and saddle. They claimed that usage could/would cause the frame to go "dead" and thus necessitate its replacement, sometimes with the same maker's geometry and frame material.

Flies totally in the face of what I learned in graduate level materials science courses, though....

Ken Wehrenberg, Hermann, MO