Relative to the Crescent reference and stainless bikes, the stainless series that were available in the 1970's (mostly 300 and perhaps 400 series)aren't all that strong in terms of tensile strength compared to hardened cr-moly steels. I owned a Crescent in that era but not the stainless model. I suspect that the BB was pretty flexible, much like the Ti bikes of that era. That may well be why the 2 gentlemen you mentioned liked the bike; cushy ride quality.
Gary Watts Vancouver, Washington USA
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of ogreer Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 7:29 PM To: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]RE: Stainless Tubes
you're right I was thinking swiss steel sure doesn't sound right! Dickey Greer West Monroe,La USA Dickey's Recreation Room