Re: [CR]All the WELL DESERVED praise heaped on the lowly, ALAN frame

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Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 11:16:05 -0700
From: "Kurt Sperry" <haxixe@gmail.com>
To: "Larry Hakim" <larryhakim@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]All the WELL DESERVED praise heaped on the lowly, ALAN frame
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On 5/12/07, Larry Hakim <larryhakim@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Not to "steel" anyone's thunder here but my 1975 Nuovo Record-equipped and
> 531-tubed Condor road bike tips the scales at 19 lbs. I think one reason
> it's so light is due to its finish--a very thinly applied satin chrome
> (which also polishes up to supernatural luster).
>
> Larry Hakim
> Oxford, Mississippi

What are the range of weights for painted vs. unpainted frames and plated vs. unplated? I've seen plating and paints that seemed quite thick and thin relatively.

Kurt Sperry
Bellingham WA
USA