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Old 12-07-2017, 08:06 PM
Peter P. Peter P. is offline
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Originally Posted by Kontact View Post
Keep in mind that Lemond stays are heat treated 725, both stronger and more brittle than typical bike tubing. They are not going to bend the way regular tubing will, and may crack because they are hardened.
I agree with Kontact. If you can't get an answer directly from Reynolds or from a framebuilder who uses 853, then I wouldn't do it.
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