retrobloke
Dirt Disciple
Thanks for the replies everyone
Frame tubing question
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PeterPerfect
Senior Retro Guru
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I have one of these.
Very rare with the frame and forks.
They sold in very low numbers as Reynolds 853 in MTBs had not long been marketed which was the death knell for small individual makers.
It's great and attracts comments.
You have to get up pretty close to appreciate the tubing though.
I have one of these.
Very rare with the frame and forks.
They sold in very low numbers as Reynolds 853 in MTBs had not long been marketed which was the death knell for small individual makers.
It's great and attracts comments.
You have to get up pretty close to appreciate the tubing though.
Ride604
Dirt Disciple
Tange made a spiral tubing like that. I know Kona used it on their flagship MTB in the early nineties. I have a weak spot for unusual tubing. I love my Colnago Conic SLX, as it was the first bike to have an expanding downtube. Love my lugged Gilco-tubed Cinelli MTB too. Two bikes I'll have 'til I die.
The 1993 & 1994 Explosif had a ribbed down tube not a spiral.
velomaniac
MacRetro Rider
I remember the Byers Cycles tourers but in reality they just seemed to be old rigid mtb reclassified as tourers. Maybe they were some of the tange spiral butted frames mention above.
kermisking
Old School Hero
Oria of Italy made a tube set like this featured on some Ciocc/Conti frames . I will see if I can find a picture and tube label . It was a road spec tube set so perhaps not seen on MTB/ tourers.
Volker
Dirt Disciple
At least Ciöcc and Dancelli used the Mannesmann / Oria ML 25 spiral tubes for a few mountainbikes (in the late 80th/ early 90th). I will try to post some pictures of the Ciöcc frames I have.
