Old 11-15-12 | 06:07 AM
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What I have learned, over the years and through comparing a wide range of vintage road bicycles to one another, is that the tube set does not necessarily impact ride quality to any great degree. In fact, I can't tell the difference between a Peugeot Sprint built with Reynolds 501 and one built with Carbolite 103 high tensile tubing. The same goes for Reynolds 531 as compared to Columbus, or Champion, or Ishiwata, or...

My guess is that not many people are good enough riders to actually be able to notice the difference that the tubing makes. Geometry and componentry play a huge part in ride quality and cannot be separated from the actual ride experience.

Of course, the above is just my opinion and I have not had experience, with some of the tube sets, mentioned by the OP.
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