Re: [CR] Columbus KL tubeset

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To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Columbus KL tubeset
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:26:58 +0000



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>Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:10:19 -0500
>From: toddcirelli@aol.com
>To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: [CR] Columbus KL tubeset
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>Did Columbus KL have any rider weight restrictions/ performance limitations?
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>Todd Cirelli
>Mechanicsburg, PA

Columbus KL, like Columbus Record, had a recommended max. rider weight of 125 pounds. For SL and SLX, it was 150 pounds, and 200 for SP. Obviously, these limits weren't always observed! KL main tubes were 0.7/0.5/0.7 mm of wall thickness. Published tubeset weight was 1670 grams (vs. 1925 for SL, 1959 for SLX, and 2295 for SP). Greg 'like, totally tubular' Parker
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Cheer