Re: [CR]Early Masi 3Vs

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To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 13:35:35 -0400
Subject: Re: [CR]Early Masi 3Vs
From: "Richard M Sachs" <richardsachs@juno.com>


re: the col. EL versus the Excel ?? pipes...

it's apples and oranges. tho' a thinner wall thickness, it's also a different material composition. it's made to be drawn thin AND be strong.

e-RICHIE was once thin AND strong.

On Wed, 10 Apr 2002 09:54:22 -0700 (PDT) Fred Rafael Rednor <fred_rednor@yahoo.com> writes:
> > I seem to remember DB tubes with crazy-thin
> > unbutts, 0.35mm maybe?
>
> That's really amazing, especially since I have
> first hand experience relating to the problems
> you can encounter with butted tubing that has
> slightly thicker walls - e.g. Columbus EL in the
> .7mm-.4mm-.7mm size. (Of course, my experience
> is as a crash tester of expensive bikes rather
> than as a frame builder.)
> Regards,
> Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia
>
>
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