Originally Posted by
habilis
Sorry for this long-overdue response! My frame is from an old (1960s?) Raleigh. It has no labels indicating the type of steel. I'm pretty sure it's straight tubing, not double-butted. I'm sure there are lighter steel frames, but I dropped lots of weight by removing 10-speed components and substituting alloy parts everywhere except the crank set. With just one gear I have to stand to get up hills, which is making me a stronger rider, so weight is less important.
[Edit: Vielleicht wohnen Sie in Deutschland oder Oesterreich? Wenn ich Recht habe, dann gruesse ich Sie. Manchmal sind die americanische fixed gear Leute ein Bisschen unhoeflich. Das heiss "attitude." Es bedeutet nichts gegen Sie. (Hoffentlich ist mein Deutsch nicht zu schrecklich.)]
yeah thanks maybe ill just change parts from time to time.