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Old 12-20-20 | 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by T-Mar
Without performing destructive measurement , the only 2030 tube that you''ll get a wall thickness measurement for is the seat tube. Most of the 2030 bicycles used 25.4mm posts, if I recall correctly, so you're looking at about 1.5 mm wall thickness, versus 0.8 - 0.9mm for a CrMo or MnMo, plain gauge seat tube from the likes of Columbus, Reynolds or Tange.

Most other manufactuers used similar steels in their entry level frames, though I believe that only Raleigh used the 2030 designation.
I wonder if one could measure ID of the DT and ST with a caliper reaching into the BB? We could also measure ST ID at the seat lug.
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