Robert, Been all through that several times back when I picked up the frame - both the CR site and the link to Bob Hovey's site - great stuff - read every part of it, some more than once - same with the 3V articles.
Each of 4 articles say 4 different things, others are just cryptic. Figured someone might have more or first hand knowledge. Thanks,
Jon M. Crate Marietta, Georgia USA
-----Original Message----- From: mrrabbit@mrrabbit.net [mailto:mrrabbit@mrrabbit.net] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 10:52 PM To: Jon Crate Cc: 'P.C. Kohler'; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR] Frame stiffness NOW 3V
Under > Italy > Masi at the CR website...
Dale provides a link at the bottom to a site at which to get started.
=8-)
Robert Shackelford San Jose, CA USA
Quoting "Jon M. Crate" <Jon@FAI.US>:
> That reminds me...
> What IS the tubing in the 3V?
> It seems to have taken a few turns, but I have not seen anything
> definitive.
> Thanks
>
> Jon M. Crate
> Marietta, Georgia USA
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of P.C.
> Kohler
> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 9:14 PM
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR] Frame stiffness NOW Frames Getting Soft and 753
>
> I rode my 1983 Raleigh SBDU 753 Pro Super yesterday so been
reading
> all of this with interest.I'm 6'2", 165 lbs, ride a 62-63 cm
frame
> ideally, am an aggressive rider and for me, 753 is all one could
> wish for, at least as crafted by the SBDU; it's uber light,
lively
> and in a Raleigh frame has superb ride with no extremes in
angles.
> But you sure couldn't call 753 "stiff". You want stiff (and I
> frankly do) in this size... ride a Masi 3v, absolutely sex on two
> wheels even if it's a good 1 1/2 lbs heavier. Just completely
> different rides and the weight difference is imperceptable, the
3v
> eats hills and accerates out of a curve like nothing else. So
stiff
> is good but 753 is sublime and that's good, too. I find myself
> preferring 753, Vitus 971 and Columbus SL/SLX to Reynolds 531
> Imperial gauge standard DB which can seen "dead" if that's the
> right word in comparison; I am not sure why but it just feels
that
> way sometimes.
>
> Peter Kohler
> Washington DC USA
>
>
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