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I always thought this tubing was pretty good. The mixte version of the Raleigh Olympian is one of the best mixte frames available, in my experience - and that's partially owing to the decent quality tubing. It was surprisingly light, although I couldn't give you an exact measurement. I know a couple people who really love theirs, both mixte version and regular diamond frame. I spread one Raleigh Olympian 575sl mixte to 135mm and it was much stiffer and harder to do than your average hi-tensile frame. Felt a bit more like a midlevel Japanese bike, but not quite as stiff as a 531 rear triangle. I felt one of these bikes was good enough to justify brazing on some canti posts and rack mounts for the owner.

Here's another thread about it, in case you haven't seen it.
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