Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site rocky2.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!rna!rocky2!reintom From: reintom@rocky2.UUCP (Tom Reingold) Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Re: Reynolds 531 Tubes Message-ID: <132@rocky2.UUCP> Date: Sat, 28-Sep-85 18:00:59 EDT Article-I.D.: rocky2.132 Posted: Sat Sep 28 18:00:59 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 1-Oct-85 11:36:10 EDT References: <1304@ihlpg.UUCP> Organization: Rockefeller Univ., N.Y.C. 10021 Lines: 23 > Does anybody out there have experience with Reynolds 531 bikes? I'd > particularly like to know how much punishment the frame will take, > how it rides, and whether there are any special problems I should be > aware of. You'll find that your new bike will ride better than you ever imagined a bike could. It is also tremendously stronger than bikes made with cheap carbon-steel tubes. Anyone who has tried to straighten both carbon-steel tubes and Reynolds tubes will quickly agree -- Reynolds is incredibly strong. Reynolds tubes are also more durable than cheaper tubes under normal riding conditions. This means under conditions under which a bike is intended to be ridden. It will handle bumps, potholes, sprints, not-too-severe front-end collisions, and many other things better. The only thing is less resistant to is dents, especially in the middle of the tubes. This is because the Reynolds are thinner than the cheaper ones. Tom Reingold 36 Ellwood St New York, NY 10040 (212) 304-2504 [home] Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com