Originally Posted by
quantumnchaos
btw, how is super vitus 980 comparing reynold 531 or other materials in stiffness, riding quality if same geometry? their weight is roughly same, am i right?
IIRC, from circulating tubeset tables I've read through the years, the weight of the SV980 tubset is comaprable to what the Reynold 753 weighs in at. but maybe the special heat treatment of the 753 makes it stiffer. SV980 also features a rifled head or steerer tube (can't remember exactly which one.)
So you can maybe consider the SV980 as falling in between Reynolds 531 and 753.
Here's pics of my modded up 84 PSV for reference:
It's with me in SF currently,.....and no, it's never treated like a "Huffy"..........
Chombi