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Old 01-16-08 | 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Vrede
What is 20-30? I'm guessing heavier steel?
"Gaspipe" is the derisive term used in the vintage bike circles for un-butted carbon steel.
Butted, or double-butted = lighter, the lingua franca of C&V lightweight lovers; either chromium-molybdenum (cro-moly) or chromium-manganese alloy.
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