My steel ht is around 4lb with sliding dropouts iirc.
Reynolds 853 steel frame weight.
Genesis volare 853 kit and specifications.
Reynolds 853 offers uncompromising performance combined with superb ride quality and excellent strength to weight ratio.
853 is heat treated to give high strength and damage resistance and the steel properties allow thin walls to be used so that lower weight but fatigue resistant structures can be made.
Because of the high strength.
My test bike s reynolds 853 is the highest spec steel frame on test 853.
This is the latest in a series of articles on reynolds frame tubing.
953 is based on a specially developed maraging steel stainless steel alloy that can achieve a tensile strength in excess of 2000 mpa 853 is around 1400 mpa giving a good strength to weight ratio.
Hailing from fort collins colorado the frame is based around tig welded reynolds 853 tubing and takes advantage of a tapered steel headtube and thru axles at both ends.
Given how light steel frames can go 1 3kg on the road i don t see why buyers shouldn t be concerned about weight.
Reynolds worked closely with carpenter speciality alloys to develop 953.
After the frame is constructed 853 actually increases in strength as the frame cools air hardening.
How to choose the right one for you.
It s an off the shelf bike with a frame made from reynolds 853 and an enve carbon fibre fork and tapered head tube.
Enigma elite hss frame fork headset 1 943 99.
The strength to weight ratio equals that of titanium frames.