Tubeset prices?
12-12-05 | 09:25 PM
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Tubeset prices?
How much does a tubeset for one bike cost? Do the stays cost more than the main tubes? What about teardrops and aero tubes? WHo is more expensive, Reynolds, Tange, or Columbus (if they still exist)? I know you cant get tubesets from QBP, but is there a distro somewhere? What is the price difference between different 853 or 631 tubesets, or between similar tubesets in 853 and 631? 631 is a material, right? And there are different 631 tubesets, right? Then why arent bikes built with 631 listed as what tubeset they are built with? 
12-13-05 | 03:04 PM
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I have a 58 cm Columbus SLX tubeset [frame/fork] that cost me about $110 in 1988. I imagine it's cheaper now. That doesn't include any lugs - it's just the tubes, dropouts, braze-ons, etc. It was part of a special project that never got worked on. I should build that thing up once I get my garage insulated, buy some lugs, build a jig, learn to silver braze and... just give it to a professional to build into a commuter.
12-23-05 | 07:37 PM
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Gee what a set of questions. Try asking the people on the list of builders near the top of this thread. The cost of the tubes is tiny compared to the labor and equipment costs. Things like 831 vs 631 vs 666 commonly refer to the percentages of differing alloying agents. A pretend ratio would be 6% aluminum, 3% chromium, 1% silicon with the balance the main metal say 90%Iron. Some Reynolds alloys are stronger than others thus lighter but harder to weld. How the metal is produced matters a lot. Heat treating, cold drawing etc. A buddy once built a frame using exhaust pipe tubing 'cause it was cheap and could take welding abuse. When he got the shape he liked a pro builder make it out of a type of tubing he and the builder agreed on.
commonly refer to the percentages of differing alloying agents. A pretend ratio would be 6% aluminum, 3% chromium, 1% silicon with the balance the main metal say 90%Iron. Some Reynolds alloys are stronger than others thus lighter but harder to weld. How the metal is produced matters a lot. Heat treating, cold drawing etc. A buddy once built a frame using exhaust pipe tubing 'cause it was cheap and could take welding abuse. When he got the shape he liked a pro builder make it out of a type of tubing he and the builder agreed on.
12-23-05 | 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by genericbikedude
How much does a tubeset for one bike cost? Do the stays cost more than the main tubes? What about teardrops and aero tubes? WHo is more expensive, Reynolds, Tange, or Columbus (if they still exist)? I know you cant get tubesets from QBP, but is there a distro somewhere?
https://anvilbikes.com/story.php?module=listLink
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12-31-05 | 07:18 PM
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Try this site- https://www.novacycles.com/catalog/index.php
They've got both Columbus and Dedacciai sets.
They've got both Columbus and Dedacciai sets.
12-31-05 | 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by raincrosswrench
Try this site- https://www.novacycles.com/catalog/index.php
They've got both Columbus and Dedacciai sets.
They've got both Columbus and Dedacciai sets.
Hope this helps.
