By the time Riv specd 753 on their frames, it had been around for quite some time. 853 was just coming along around not long after. I would imagine that Reynolds had worked out things by then.
Joe > Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:15:39 -0800 > Subject: [RBW] Reynolds 753 WAS: F.S. 56.5 Waterford built All Rounder $1200 > From: subfas...@gmail.com > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > I have heard stories about a few early examples of 753 cracking/ > failing under stress while working the bugs out of the heat treating > process. On early Riv production bikes (Road Standard, Long Low and > All Rounders) Grant spec'd the frame tubes with slightly longer butt > sections (not sure if all tubes/both ends, but at least at the crucial > points) for added strength and longevity. > > > On Dec 23, 10:35 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 9:58 AM, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net>wrote: > > > > > > Didn't 753 have some problems with cracking or such? > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > > scientist guy > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222986/direct/01/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
