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(left over from prototyping Chris Hoy's Keirin track bike)
As you do.
Is this bike ever going to be super light? I feel like peace of mind with a durable tube would be worth more. As a do it all bike
Edit: Oh man, I just clicked on the link to that flickr album. Those fork blades! That paint. What a beautiful bike
branwen
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I'm back in the workshop today to work on repairing the frame. Had a chat yesterday with the bossman about what tubes we're available for me to nab...free reign to use whatever I can lay my hands on.
Originally the frame was made with Zona tubes, 32mm DT and 28.6mm TT. First thought was to use a 35mm Zona downtube and 32>28mm taper toptube which we keep stock of. Good and suitable options...
However on the top shelf in a ratty cardboard box there's a small treasure trove of random tubes providing some interesting options: including 631 28.6 TT, 953 TT, XCR HT, MAX top and downtubes (left over from prototyping Chris Hoy's Keirin track bike) and more besides.
I'll think I'll leave the stainless alone, for another, fancier bike but I do love the Max tubes and think they add some interest to the profile of a bike so think I'll use the downtube. For the toptube I'm torn, the bike will have gained a good amount of weight in the overhaul so (the irrational) part of me wants to keep it light where I can, on the other hand I've found the TT to be the part of the bike that often suffers dents so using something burlier may be wise.