Bob Reid of Stonehaven, Scotland wrote:
> Off on another tangent - Has anyone noticed that > a frame built of Accles & Pollock tubing feels > noticeably lighter than one from '531' - was it > really a case of Betamax vs VHS ? Also Accles & > Pollock were part of Ti long before the parent > company scooped up Reynolds and A&P were a big > volume tubing manufacturer. The question is did > A&P supply the stock tubing to Reynolds to their > spec. for Reynolds to draw into their product > line ? I'd love to know why A&P stopped production > of cycles tubes yet continue to this day to produce > tube for all sorts. Bob, I've never been able to handle an A&P and a 531 frame side-by-side. (In fact, I've actually touched one - perhaps 2 - frames from A&P's Kromo tubing.) Still, I would not be surprised if your assertion were true. My recollection from old advertisements, recent photos of old frames, UK eBay auctions, etc. is that many of the _really_ nicely made frames seem to have been built using A&P Kromo tubing. Also, in the USA, I believe you could have your Schwinn Paramount built from A&P Kromo tubing. Is there anyone out there with a Paramount or Superior from A&P tubing? (If it has a tubing decal, it might only say "Kromo".) The one A&P bike I recall would have to have been a track racing machine, although it wouldn't necessarily have been a Paramount. Surely, these bikes are out there... Cheers, Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)
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