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Forum: Road Cycling
10-23-16, 06:24 PM
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Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

Battaglin to focus on steel and phase out carbon...

Battaglin to focus on steel and phase out carbon fiber frames | Handbuilt Bicycle News...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-01-16, 08:06 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

It looks very FSA-ish to me... ...

It looks very FSA-ish to me...

http://www.bikesmithdesign.com/Short_Cranks/vero-triple-tn.jpg
Forum: Road Cycling
02-29-16, 01:55 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

There's another thread with more information...

There's another thread with more information about the bike in C&V:

Vintage bikes and steel frames at NAHBS day 1 | BikeForums Classic & Vintage...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-29-16, 11:47 AM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

According to the write-up at the booth, the bike...

According to the write-up at the booth, the bike is being raced (presumably as equipped at the show).

The chainrings appear to be CF.

Some photos: English Cycles 2016 NAHBS 9.9 pound bike...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-29-16, 09:55 AM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

That Rob English bike was built for a CAT 1 rider...

That Rob English bike was built for a CAT 1 rider that's 5'9" and weighs 140 pounds, so for someone that size and weight the standard diameter tubing is probably OK. The gal at the booth said that...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-28-16, 09:53 AM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

I spent yesterday at NAHBS in Sacramento, and Rob...

I spent yesterday at NAHBS in Sacramento, and Rob English showed this fillet brazed 953 steel race bike at his booth. Weight as shown is 9.94 pounds. One of the booth employees encouraged me to pick...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-20-16, 07:34 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

I have to agree with you about the seat stays;...

I have to agree with you about the seat stays; they look contrived.

I also think there is a recall on the ENVE 2.0 disc brake forks...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-20-16, 04:37 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

Cherubim (Japan) fillet brazed 921 stainless...

Cherubim (Japan) fillet brazed 921 stainless Racer. Claimed frame weight is 1.4kg.
...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-09-16, 08:26 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

I wonder how much weight was shed by the change...

I wonder how much weight was shed by the change from Centaur to SR components and from the Ambrosio/American Classic wheels to Miche wheels.
Forum: Road Cycling
02-09-16, 04:58 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

That's probably very close. HERE's...

That's probably very close.

HERE's (http://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycling/534318-my-new-bike.html#post8790334) iab's thread about it right after he got it. He says it weighs in at 18 lbs, 5 oz....
Forum: Road Cycling
02-08-16, 11:38 AM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

Thanks, Robert, but I don't consider myself an...

Thanks, Robert, but I don't consider myself an authority on anything. :)

I got a quick reply from Keith Noronha:
Forum: Road Cycling
02-08-16, 09:57 AM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

If the reference to 958 is this quote from Keith...

If the reference to 958 is this quote from Keith Noronha in the March issue of Road Bike Action article "The Men of Steel", I think it's probably a typo, but have emailed Keith asking about it.


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Forum: Road Cycling
02-07-16, 01:11 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

To me, the Cinelli XCr epitomizes the modern...

To me, the Cinelli XCr epitomizes the modern steel frame.
Forum: Road Cycling
02-04-16, 06:42 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

My favorite bars (both of them) happen to be on...

My favorite bars (both of them) happen to be on corners with the entrance at the corner 45° to the streets of the intersection, but if I found a bar I liked in the middle of the block that would be...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-04-16, 12:18 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

Camera parallax; nit. ;)

Camera parallax; nit. ;)
Forum: Road Cycling
02-03-16, 09:57 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

MSRP is $2,719.99 for the complete bike (Campy...

MSRP is $2,719.99 for the complete bike (Campy Athena 11-s).

Gran Criterium Complete Bike| masibikes.com (http://www.masibikes.com/bikes/steel/gran-criterium-2016)

MSRP for the frameset is...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-03-16, 03:44 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

It sure looks level to me. The lines are...

It sure looks level to me. The lines are parallel.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d7/k4drd/Bicycles/2016-Masi-Crit-Frameset-Hero_zps2fcehedm.jpg
Forum: Road Cycling
02-03-16, 01:25 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

IIRC the trend toward sloping top tubes started...

IIRC the trend toward sloping top tubes started with MTBs, and then Giant started designing road bikes with sloping top tubes primarily to reduce distribution inventory by making fewer sizes that fit...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-30-16, 11:53 AM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

Dave was the framebuilder who brazed my 953...

Dave was the framebuilder who brazed my 953 Waterford just before he left to hang out his Ellis shingle. He is one very talented and very nice guy.

BTW, can't wait to see pictures of your new...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-30-16, 08:39 AM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

That twiggy fork is a Wound Up. It's the only CF...

That twiggy fork is a Wound Up. It's the only CF fork I'd consider putting on my Waterford.
Forum: Road Cycling
01-28-16, 07:27 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

Yep.

Yep.
Forum: Road Cycling
01-28-16, 07:15 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

Well, they're not strictly ornamental; lugs do...

Well, they're not strictly ornamental; lugs do add strength to tubing joints. The fact is, though, lugged, fillet brazed, and TIG-welded joints are all sufficiently strong enough if properly executed...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-28-16, 06:33 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

Not a lug to be seen.

Not a lug to be seen.
Forum: Road Cycling
01-26-16, 03:16 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

I can just about guarantee that 953 feels the...

I can just about guarantee that 953 feels the same as any steel alloy from plain 1010 carbon steel to 953 IF the two frames have the same geometry, tubing wall thicknesses, tube diameters, and...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-26-16, 01:41 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

A year or so ago, right after Reynolds introduced...

A year or so ago, right after Reynolds introduced 921, I put together this chart comparing the five then currently available stainless tubesets using manufacturers' literature for standards, physical...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-26-16, 12:04 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

In 2005, when I first began discussions with...

In 2005, when I first began discussions with Richard Schwinn about having Waterford build a 953 frameset, he was very reluctant; if he used pre-aged tubes he thought it would trash his tooling, and...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-26-16, 08:59 AM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

Early (Mid-2005) 953 information from Reynolds...

Early (Mid-2005) 953 information from Reynolds did not mention the fact that it had a welded seam:

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d7/k4drd/Bicycles/Tubing/953%20Info%20Mid-2005_zpsa5z0wq9y.jpg...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-26-16, 06:15 AM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

The Casati Inox RS is fillet brazed Columbus XCr...

The Casati Inox RS is fillet brazed Columbus XCr stainless, and the paint scheme cleverly covers all of the fillet brazed joints. I think it works nicely. The yellowish brass at the fillet brazed...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-25-16, 07:07 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

Ah, Jan Heine. They look really good with that...

Ah, Jan Heine. They look really good with that frameset.

P.S. That gearing looks like you could tackle Mount Everest. :D
Forum: Road Cycling
01-25-16, 06:56 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

That's gorgeous! What size tires?

That's gorgeous! What size tires?
Forum: Road Cycling
01-25-16, 06:50 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

From my limited layman's knowledge, I'm inclined...

From my limited layman's knowledge, I'm inclined to agree.

Separately, I wrote Reynolds several years ago about fracture toughness, hardness, and ductility/brittleness of aged 953, and Terry Bill...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-25-16, 06:31 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

I wrote directly to Keith Noronha, managing...

I wrote directly to Keith Noronha, managing director of Reynolds Technology, about the 953 manufacturing process. He graciously replied:



As someone noted above, the raw material for 953 is...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-24-16, 07:53 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

This is where I tuned out. ;)

This is where I tuned out. ;)
Forum: Road Cycling
01-22-16, 09:20 AM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

I'm 73 and don't apologize for the short saddle...

I'm 73 and don't apologize for the short saddle to bar drop.
Forum: Road Cycling
01-21-16, 07:47 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

Re frame weight, the 61cm lugged 953 frame...

Re frame weight, the 61cm lugged 953 frame pictured in post 18 weighs 1650g (~3.64 lbs.).
Forum: Road Cycling
01-19-16, 04:52 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 352,747
Posted By Scooper

My 61cm 2007 Waterford RS-22 made with Reynolds...

My 61cm 2007 Waterford RS-22 made with Reynolds 953 stainless. It's been my main ride for nine years and is as close to a grail bike as I'm likely to ever find. Campy 10-speed group...
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