Re: [CR] Rene Herse Ligtweight Record Bike

(Example: Framebuilders:Chris Pauley)

Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 18:31:20 +0100
From: "M-gineering" <info@m-gineering.nl>
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Subject: Re: [CR] Rene Herse Ligtweight Record Bike


Jim Merz wrote: Steel frames have a limit on how thin the tubing wall can
> be. I went into this in one of my other rants a few weeks ago. The ratio of
> tube diameter to wall thickness should not go over 50/1.

nice rule of thumb for mild steel, 953 goes to 100:1 ;)

-- mvg

Marten Gerritsen
Kiel Windeweer
Netherlands