Interesting; thanks for posting that. I wonder what my frame was made from: certainly oversized and quite light, but doubtless not as thinwall as tubing for light road racers. Actually, I think a good part of the bike's appeal was the frame design: IIRC, it was well balanced: not to twitchy, not too slow and, in particular, the front end seemed easier to keep straight over soft surfaces than some other mtbs I have owned.
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 8:51 PM, bfd <bfd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Apr 5, 6:38 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks. Do you know if the new Prestige is still thinwall heat treated? > My > > 1991 Specialized Stumpjumper Team was the old Prestige and it was a very > > nice frame indeed; I don't remember hearing of any weight limit -- my > > brother Peter, a good 40-50 lb heavier than my 170, had no problem > beating > > up similar frames. > > > Patrick, > > Here are some specs to help you decide. > > The specs for the current Prestige tubing: > http://www.tange-design.com/products_detail.php?sn=161 > > Here's the specs on the older Prestige tubing: > http://www.equusbicycle.com/bike/tange/Tange-road-tubing-I.jpg > > As you can see the old Prestige came in several different forms. The > current Prestige only in one with an "Ultimate" tubing be the lightest/ > top of the line. Good Luck! > > -- > 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-bunch@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. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com -- 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-bunch@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.
