Originally Posted by Natron
Reynolds 953 tubing sounds neat because of how light it is but one part worries me: The ends are 0.65mm thick and the center of the tubing is 0.3mm thick. Just think about that for a few seconds.. Imagine a millimeter on a ruler and then look at how thick 3/10 of a millimeter is. Yeeeeeesh creepy.
yup. That's just scary. Some of the superlight aluminum frames are close to that thin as well.
Personally, half a pound is a small price to pay for peace of mind.