Comments on: Another Extralite http://www.strongframes.com/blog/2010/03/24/another-extralite/ Sun, 13 May 2012 18:27:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Carl http://www.strongframes.com/blog/2010/03/24/another-extralite/comment-page-1/#comment-652 Carl Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:57:51 +0000 http://www.strongframes.com/blog/?p=4688#comment-652 It's not a sleeve it butting but it isn't visible. The wall of the tube butts out from .9mm to 1.1mm so it adds a decent amount of material and you can feel it if you run you hand along it but you can't see it. It makes a 28.6mm OD tube just under 30mm (when painted) which is why I offer my seat clamps in 30mm. It’s not a sleeve it butting but it isn’t visible. The wall of the tube butts out from .9mm to 1.1mm so it adds a decent amount of material and you can feel it if you run you hand along it but you can’t see it. It makes a 28.6mm OD tube just under 30mm (when painted) which is why I offer my seat clamps in 30mm.

]]> By: Carl http://www.strongframes.com/blog/2010/03/24/another-extralite/comment-page-1/#comment-651 Carl Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:54:12 +0000 http://www.strongframes.com/blog/?p=4688#comment-651 Hi Dave, Extralite's are built with a very limited choice of tubes. This does not allow my to do much ride tuning but if the ride of the Extralite option fits the priorities of the rider and their size it's a great option. An Extralite frame offers good stiffness at a relatively light weight but in doing so uses very thin tubes which don't offer the durability that a thicker tube will. Hi Dave, Extralite’s are built with a very limited choice of tubes. This does not allow my to do much ride tuning but if the ride of the Extralite option fits the priorities of the rider and their size it’s a great option. An Extralite frame offers good stiffness at a relatively light weight but in doing so uses very thin tubes which don’t offer the durability that a thicker tube will.

]]> By: Peter W. Polack http://www.strongframes.com/blog/2010/03/24/another-extralite/comment-page-1/#comment-649 Peter W. Polack Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:01:22 +0000 http://www.strongframes.com/blog/?p=4688#comment-649 Thanks for the detailed explanation! Maybe the pictures aren't clear, but I don't see an externally butted seat tube. Do you mean something like an external sleeve? I'm assuming you mean the walls are thicker at the top end, with a larger O.D. as a result? Thanks for the detailed explanation!

Maybe the pictures aren’t clear, but I don’t see an externally butted seat tube. Do you mean something like an external sleeve? I’m assuming you mean the walls are thicker at the top end, with a larger O.D. as a result?

]]> By: Dave S http://www.strongframes.com/blog/2010/03/24/another-extralite/comment-page-1/#comment-647 Dave S Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:58:17 +0000 http://www.strongframes.com/blog/?p=4688#comment-647 Hi Carl, does a frame made with extralight allow you to build a frame with different ride or durability characteristics than standard steel, or is the different mostly in the weight? Hi Carl,

does a frame made with extralight allow you to build a frame with different ride or durability characteristics than standard steel, or is the different mostly in the weight?

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