But it depends if the different grade tubes are drawn differently.
Reynolds 853 road frame weight.
Hailing from fort collins colorado the frame is based around tig welded reynolds 853 tubing and takes advantage of a tapered steel headtube and thru axles at both ends.
Columbus seat stays reynolds r fork blades.
Fillet brazed reynolds 853.
Lugged winter road frame.
Reynolds 853 offers uncompromising performance combined with superb ride quality and excellent strength to weight ratio.
57cm c t top tube.
853 is heat treated to give high strength and damage resistance and the steel properties allow thin walls to be used so that lower weight but fatigue resistant structures can be made.
That is enough of a difference to feel just by handling a frame.
The strength to weight ratio equals that of titanium frames.
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It s an off the shelf bike with a frame made from reynolds 853 and an enve carbon fibre fork and tapered head tube.
Tubing reynolds 853 columbus dedacciai rear triangle.
53 5cm c c head tube.
The strength to weight ratio of 853 is close to that of quality titanium frames.
Iirc 853 pro is thinner walled than 853.
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Sb518 1976 sbdu ilkeston 57cm reynolds 531db frame weight.
I admit i was inspired by the thorn mercury.
Genesis volare 853 kit and specifications.
My test bike s reynolds 853 is the highest spec steel frame on test 853.
700c feel free to ask about any other measurements.
In theory the 853 frame can be made lighter for the same strength.
Medium weight rohloff tourer.
A normal chrome molybdenum steel will lose strength in the joints after the heat has been applied.
After the frame is constructed 853 actually increases in strength as the frame cools air hardening.
So in the era of metric 753 and imperial 531db there was a noticeable difference between these two tubesets.
Reynolds specialises in innovative high performance metallic cycle frame tube sets producing some of the lightest strongest cycle tubing on the market.
How to choose the right one for you.
Gt edge frame reynolds 853 with henry james drop outs this frame was made in gt s colorado facility made in the u s a size.