Originally Posted by velonomad

I haven't used 853 and haven't read much about it from a frame building standpoint other than what I read from the 2002 Reynolds spec sheet. so I will defer to Nessim and Kogswell about 853 tubing.Thier analyis sounds logical . The Reynolds catalog I had specs (IIRC) 631 or 525 fork blades which might imply that 853 tubing may have some ductility or long term fatique issues if used outside of certain parameters...