The difference is about 7 oz for a 60 cm bike ( the .8 mm straight tube weighs more). But the bike will also be stiffer riding as a butted tube is more flexible. But since the diameter is smaller the increase in stiffness is less than similar diameter tubes.
~mike On Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 8:25:12 AM UTC-7, Leslie wrote: > > On Monday, March 16, 2015 at 10:19:21 PM UTC-4, Mike Schiller wrote: >> >> I would be shocked if they are really straight gauge tubing. That would >> add unnecessary weight without benefit and totally change the riding >> characteristics. He has to be kidding! >> > > Why? They told me straight 8, they told Drew that..... I don't think > they'd 'kid' about that, without being clear that they were kidding..... > > Thing is, a 9/6/9 vs a straight 8, I think the weight difference would be > negligible... ??? > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
