Originally Posted by
unterhausen
Did vintage French builders use thinner gauge tubing than 8/.55/8? How would we know?
Jan used to write about 3 tenths tubing the French builders used. Back when the French did those annual weight and ride competitions after WWII, they were obsessed with getting the total bike weight down. At first I didn't understand what he meant until he defined the 3/10ths as the middle of the tube wall thickness.