Author Topic: reynolds or chromoly?? (Read 636 times)

dwain dibbly · « **on:** March 11, 2007, 03:00 PM »

ive been doing some digging and it appears that my quad
is an early "reynolds style" frame. but the first ones were actually
made from 4130 chromoly.
how can i tell the difference?? ?? ??

Waxintaxin · « **Reply #1 on:** March 11, 2007, 03:47 PM »

weight i guess

zed4130 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 11, 2007, 03:50 PM »

reynolds must be lighter than cromo 'as why arnt more road racers made from cromo ? is cromoly stronger than reynolds ? $:-\$

Waxintaxin · « **Reply #3 on:** March 11, 2007, 04:04 PM »

reynolds is specifficaly made for bikes , more spring appaerently stronger pound for pound that cro mo

Rich

jT Racing · « **Reply #4 on:** March 11, 2007, 05:16 PM »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynolds_531

pkradman · « **Reply #5 on:** March 11, 2007, 08:31 PM »

the first quads had a looptail back .. then came the fish tail end cromo quads if u compare the rear triangle from one of these to a reynolds quad .. u will find the cromo one will have slightly smaller tubing, also as rich says there will be a diff in weight ... lee