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Columbus New SLX Tubing
I'm looking at a used Italian Frame on Ebay and it's made with SLX NEW tubing. Seller thinks the frame is late 90's? I can't find alot of info on this tubing. I know SLX is early 80's but unsure on NEW SLX. Anyone have info on this?
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http://www.desperadocycles.com/The_L...per_Tubing.htm
http://italiancyclingjournal.blogspo...for-frame.html Dan...the second link has more detail and additional links which perhaps might help to answer your question. You might want to post a question across the hall to some of the builders as well. Last edited by rwsaunders; 09-07-2009 at 02:40 PM. |
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Wow...
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Seems a bit conservative...either that, or I am lucky to be alive.
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Yep, I had frame a few years ago with 'NEW SLX' (or was it the other way 'round? ) stamped into the bottom bracket shell. I don't know a heap about it, but I doubt it would be much different to SLX or SL, etc. Maybe a slightly different weight or tensile strength, but I doubt the ride would be any different.
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I bet this is the same stuff Colnago sold as "Conic Spiral" SLX, the one my friend had came with a fluted downtube but this earlier one seems to be smooth:
http://gs78.photobucket.com/groups/j100/8NX4RIIB2E/ Here's someone that took a pic of his SLX NEW tube: http://www.flickr.com/photos/7394371@N06/3417854637 I would imagine it's the same stuff that Italian Cycling Journal link above refers to as SLX "Superbutted" Here's a guy who measured both his old SLX and SLX NEW tubes and the main tubes were the same size: http://www.cyclingcrowd.com/Uwe/Foru...e/5646/SLX-NEW I doubt it has any Nivacrom in it like some guys are guessing, Columbus would have surely given it an entirely new name. In any case, it's really good stuff. |
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I've owned both old and new SLX. As I recall, it's a refresh--I think shorter butts etc. But the effect to me is that they were both steel and both good.
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Someone said somewhere that SLX New was originally called PRX and was ribbed Cyclex tubing.
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