You are reading a single comment by @part_robot and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@part_robot
Good calls. That all helps loads.
We used to source 531 for our racing car spaceframes so I'm guessing that's probably a good direction...
Is there any way to infer the weight of a frameset from the badges or the bike itself? I have an old 531-equipped hybrid from the 90s at my parents and it's really heavy so just looking for 531 is not enough. Does lug design give any clues? (E.g. there are some columbus lugs that are really sleek which often indicate a more expensive/light frame).