Originally Posted by
verktyg
rootboy,
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I rode a number of those bikes back then. I couldn't tell the difference in ride between the Reynolds and Falck tubing bikes.
verktyg
Chas,
I agree. During the 1970s a lot of folks claimed that Columbus was "stiffer" than 531, but I think the entire difference in feel, or at least a huge percentage of it, was due to frame geometry. Yes, my 1959 Capo, with its relaxed angles and long "spaghetti stays" has a softer, flexier ride than my 1981 Bianchi, with its tighter, more closely coupled geometry, but this probably has nothing whatsoever to do with CrMo vs. MnMo.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069