Malvern Star- What kind of Steel?
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Malvern Star- What kind of Steel?
Any idea what kinds of steel vintage Malvern Stars used for the tubing?
08-12-06, 06:34 PM
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Reynolds, as Oz was part of the British Empire. Depending on the age, possibly HM, the precursor to 531.
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...or possibly Accles and Pollack, here's a link to a Malvern site that states the the 5-Stars were always made with the "highest grade CroMoly or MangyMoly tubing, either straight gauge or DB", so it's still a bit of a guess, but I'd bet on it being Reynolds 9 times out of 10:
https://canberrabicyclemuseum.com.au/MalvernStar/
https://canberrabicyclemuseum.com.au/MalvernStar/
