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Old 11-01-05, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by cudak888
My Competition has 555SL, and is hellishly light, so I'm not complaining!
I knew the Competition used 555SL, but for some reason, it didn't pop into my head at the time of my original response. Reynolds 501SL was advertised as being 150g lighter than standard 501. Wall thicknesses for 501SL are almost identical to Columbus SL and therefore the two should be comparable in weight. So, if we assume that Reynolds 501SL and Raleigh 555SL are the same, then the equivalent Columbus tubeset is SL. This was the lightest of the general purpose, Columbus tubesets for the road. To get lighter, you had to go to KL or Record, which were special purpose tubesets and not common. So, if the Basso is built anything other than 100% SL, there is a almost certainly a weight penalty in the frame.
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