big steel frames: butted vs straight gauge
I'm 6'7" 225lb, and looking at 68cm (27in) used bikes. When I find stats on some of them, the smaller sizes are butted, but the largest size is single gauge. I'm a little confused, I thought butting made the frame stronger? Why go straight gauge for the biggest frame? Or is it that they are taking material away from the center of the tube, not adding material to the junctions. Which is better for a big steel frame?
Last edited by tawlly; 07-09-11 at 11:10 AM.
Reason: clarify