Originally Posted by
Steel Charlie
(...) was just way surprised that Mr Gios would bother with a nobody!
Well, he's a better man than we are, judging by the number of replies.
Kidding aside, Oria KK seems to be very nice stuff!
I have a bike built with the Mannesmann 34CrMo4 tube set, which is said to be the same as the Oria ML 34. 0.8 - 0.6 - 0.8 wall thickness, and also 1,880 grams for the set.
All I can say is that it is a wonderful bike to ride. How much of that is down to the tubing I don't know. Achim Nöll is a well-reputed frame builder, and I'm sure the geometry has something to do with it as well.