Not so Gaspipe Aelle...

[kbmpi]

I've came across a few months ago this bike:

http://www.bringapiac.hu/hirdetes/44375 ... aguti_.htm

excuse for the language, but the pictures are everything..

The bike is "3tubi aelle", which we use as a synonym for gaspipe, though there's something:

teardrop shaped downtube.
flattened toptube
asymmetrical chainstays without connectng bridge
al forks

What kind of Aelle tubing is this? The shape of the tubes is just simply NOT ROUND. Neither does the bike looks cheapish shit.

Complete setup as follows: RX-100 gruppo (almost the same as 105SC, though I've heard that their brakes-hubs are not as durable and carefully manufactured.) with some Vittoria Open Corsa CX tyres, the tyres-saddle is brand new..

The price is 89k HUF which is 250 pounds, though I assume the seller would open for negotiation as he's trying to sell it since good 2 months and nobody wanted it so far. (this amount of money for a bike qualifies as "faaaar too much" in this country.)

Anyone familiar with Aelle tubing from this breed? The RX100 components must be from the 90ies, and it's 100% that the frame has 130 OLD. Apart from that, I know nothing..

Any help would be nice, if there's anyone who have seen this kind of tubing.

Cheers.

the decals seem to be a bit older.. like from the eighties?

 

[Bats]

If they bother to tell you who made the tubes, then it's not gaspipe.

 

[Johnsqual]

Looks like the sticker on the seat tube says 'columbus tubi speciali trafilati' at the top, which means 'special drawn tubes'. This suggests that this is a tubeset that was specially produced, not just normal Aelle tubes for a basic bike.

The fact the tubes are drawn means Aelle isn't just gas pipe - the tubes are pressed through a die then rolled. Gas pipe is a flat piece of metal rolled into a tube then welded or brazed at the join.

Cheaper tubes can still be as stiff - maybe even stiffer - than more expensive tubes, so maybe if someone wanted - for example - a time trial bike where stiffness is more important than weight they would go for one built with Aelle tubes.

Hope that helps,

Johnny

 

[kbmpi]

Looks like the sticker on the seat tube says 'columbus tubi speciali trafilati' at the top, which means 'special drawn tubes'. This suggests that this is a tubeset that was specially produced, not just normal Aelle tubes for a basic bike.

The fact the tubes are drawn means Aelle isn't just gas pipe - the tubes are pressed through a die then rolled. Gas pipe is a flat piece of metal rolled into a tube then welded or brazed at the join.

Cheaper tubes can still be as stiff - maybe even stiffer - than more expensive tubes, so maybe if someone wanted - for example - a time trial bike where stiffness is more important than weight they would go for one built with Aelle tubes.

Hope that helps,

Johnny

Thanks for the input I know that thicker gauge tubes are sometimes better. Take me for example: I'm 90kgs, quite muscular, lifting weight. I have columbus cromor frameset, and I think that's a quite good stuff for someone who is like me. Stiff, strong, yet not that heavy.

Anyway, it's a shame that the seller could not sell the bike so far... : \