IRO Mark V tubing
12-06-05, 04:18 PM
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IRO Mark V tubing
I saw an IRO Mark V today for the first time up close and personal. Does the regular Mark V have bladed -oval tubing? I'm sure it wasn't any round tubing on the top tube, and I don't think it was a 'Mark V Pro' because it had brazed on cable guides. Whatever it was, it looked pretty sweet.
12-06-05, 04:25 PM
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yes, the mark v and the mv pro always has/had the tear drop (bladed/oval) tubing for the tup tube and downtube. Older Mark Vs took a 26cm newer Mark Vs take a 27.2 seatpost, pros always had 27.2. Seat tube is round on both. MV braze-ons, MVP no braze-ons.
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12-06-05, 06:06 PM
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but the angus has round tubing, right?
12-06-05, 07:02 PM
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What's the difference between Mark V Pro and standard Mark V? I tried looking on IRO's site, but I couldn't find the MV Pro.
12-06-05, 07:15 PM
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MVPro had better heat treated tubing too, correct?
12-06-05, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by red house
MVPro had better heat treated tubing too, correct?
Better? not sure.
I rode them both.
Had a v that was too small so I sold it and got a v pro.
In all honesty I can't tell the difference between the two by riding them.
What I can tell though is that fit matters a whole lot more that tubing material.
Fit is what will allow you to go longer, faster, harder, etc.
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Yeah, I bought one last year and it had oval tubing. It makes you go faster.
12-07-05, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Slodo
Yeah, I bought one last year and it had oval tubing. It makes you go faster.
12-07-05, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 46x17
And has butted and heat treated tubing!
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Its all kind of irrelevant now seeing as that the Mark V pro has been discontinued.
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