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Old 09-17-09, 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by mkeller234
Electroforged does not describe the tubing material, it describes how the tubes are joined. A typical hi tensile steel frame is normally lugged or tig welded where the tubes join. Schwinn was the only one to build electro forged frames, here is a great article describing the process, http://www.sheldonbrown.com/varsity.html.

Schwinn also rolled their own tubing, just some plain old gas pipe steel. The nicer frames like the supersport were made with cro moly tubing and filet brazed.


aha! thanks, that is interesting. never knew that about those old schwinn frames.
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