Reynolds tubing weight comparisons

[shawnb]

Someone posted in the last few months a chart that compared the various weights for a length of reynolds tubing. I'd like to compare 531c with 531p with 753. Can anybody remember the post?
Cheers!

 

[fiks]

I was just looking at these the other day:

http://equusbicycle.com/bike/reynolds/i ... ochure.jpg

http://equusbicycle.com/bike/reynolds/i ... ochure.jpg

It seems the weights are for a complete set of uncut tubes, not for a built frame.

 

[shawnb]

Cheers, sounds promising, can't open the links at the mo but it may be due to my internet playing up.

Cheers, Shawn.

 

[fiks]

Here's the thumbnail page:

http://equusbicycle.com/bike/reynolds/reynolds.htm

 

[shawnb]

That's the link I was talking about, cheers!

 

[1988_Ben]

That's a top resource, but why is 'standard' 531 rarely listed, only 'C', 'P', 'Magnum', 'ST' and other exotics... ?

I'd like to know how much more 'special' these other varieties of 531 are compared to the standard.

 

[fiks]

That's a top resource, but why is 'standard' 531 rarely listed, only 'C', 'P', 'Magnum', 'ST' and other exotics... ?

I'd like to know how much more 'special' these other varieties of 531 are compared to the standard.

I gather 531 itself is the steel and C, ST etc were just pre-packaged sets of tubes with different wall thicknesses. By the time Reynolds introduced the various sets, AFAIK there wasn't a "standard" 531. Before that there was 531 double butted and 531 plain gauge, both which I guess came in various gauges.

 

[1988_Ben]

But at the same time you could buy a 531c frame, you could buy a 531 frame, i.e. 'standard'. The latter was still a very nice frameset of course.

 

[bobbinogs]

Sorry, am I being dumb? I couldn't see a weight comparison in those links, just dimensions :?

 

[orbeas]

Frame weights

Just for reference have a Battaglin Columbus SL tubing and forks
size 56cm (22 3/4 ")
Frame weight is 1.9 kg
Forks in chrome 690 grams

hope this helps