Columbus Tenax Schwinn Super Sport
11-18-23, 04:01 PM
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It's relabeled SP, not SL. SP is the touring grade tubing, also found on the Schwinn Voyageur. It's about 1-2lb heavier for a frameset than SL. It's listed as having 1.0/0.7/1.0mm butted wall thickness, which is pretty thick. I also think that folklore has it that Tenax was relabeled because Schwinn bought up a huge lot of SP that didn't pass Columbus' QC, so essentially it's B-grade SP.
The tubing may very well be nice and have good ride characteristics, but I wouldn't know. I have a Tenax Voyageur frame waiting to be built up, and I have to say that although it's Japanese-built and the lugwork is above average in terms of brazing cleanness, the mitering is downright sloppy. In fact, some tubes aren't even mitered, the walls are just hammered down to clear the joints!
The tubing may very well be nice and have good ride characteristics, but I wouldn't know. I have a Tenax Voyageur frame waiting to be built up, and I have to say that although it's Japanese-built and the lugwork is above average in terms of brazing cleanness, the mitering is downright sloppy. In fact, some tubes aren't even mitered, the walls are just hammered down to clear the joints!
11-18-23, 08:30 PM
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What thinktubes is implying is that you are replying to posts from 2011 and 2017. While the original poster may still be around (heck, some of us here are older than dirt), it’s doubtful that they’ll reply to your comment.
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11-18-23, 09:08 PM
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What thinktubes is implying is that you are replying to posts from 2011 and 2017. While the original poster may still be around (heck, some of us here are older than dirt), it’s doubtful that they’ll reply to your comment.
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11-19-23, 07:57 AM
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Death fork? Naaaah!!
While this has been exhumed, I never did get an answer to the difference between Tenax and Tenax SL.
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11-19-23, 02:46 PM
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this whole tenax thing has been a big mystery. My understanding is its SP. in 89 I think they mixed tenax (sp) and sl together and called it Tenax SL. Just my guess. Schwinn was very mysterious around this.
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