Originally Posted by
Scooper
Yes; for your first frame, you shouldn't try to go with the lightest (thinnest) tubing. My first frame was made with a
Nova double-butted OS chromoly tubeset for ~$100. It's a 61cm frame and weighs 4 pounds.
Scooper- note that your link was actually to a Dedaccia SAT 14.5 tubeset, this is a heat treated and very thinwall tubeset that would be less than ideal for a first time builder. A slightly thicker non-HT tubeset (such as what you likely did use) is adviseable for a first time builder. Link should be;
http://www.cycle-frames.com/bicycle-...-BB-shell.html
Another good source for obtaining appropriate 4130 CrMo tubes is;
http://www.bikelugs.com/store/