Stainless Steel Bikes?

Just an insomniac thought, does anyone know of a stainless steel bike
manufacturer?

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On 16 Dec 2005 07:05:45 GMT, ThreeLeggedDog
wrote:

Just an insomniac thought, does anyone know of a stainless steel bike
manufacturer?

Bohemian Bikes can make you one.
http://www.bohemianbicycles.com/photo_gallery18.htm

I'd prefer a black nickled finish, myself.
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zk

On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 07:05:45 +0000, ThreeLeggedDog wrote:

Just an insomniac thought, does anyone know of a stainless steel bike
manufacturer?

Alex Moulton : http://www.alexmoulton.co.uk/frames....bikes&range=ns




Mike

ThreeLeggedDog wrote:
Just an insomniac thought, does anyone know of a stainless steel bike
manufacturer?



I have an unpainted aluminum bike and am getting more fond of it the
longer I ride it. Why not SS?

catzz66 wrote:

I have an unpainted aluminum bike and am getting more fond of it the
longer I ride it. Why not SS?

Isn't it heavier then the typical steel used in bikes? And a difficult
substance to work with?

Rich wrote:
catzz66 wrote:

I have an unpainted aluminum bike and am getting more fond of it the
longer I ride it. Why not SS?

Isn't it heavier then the typical steel used in bikes? And a difficult
substance to work with?

I expect to see a lot of custom builders making SS frames now, and at
least one production company (Independent Fabrications) is apparently
looking into it. The impetus is a new Reynolds SS tubing, 953
(http://bikemag.com/news/newsarchive/110305_dain/). Very strong,
several sizes and butting profiles. It can be TIG'd or silver brazed,
so it will be useful for just about any style of bike.

A fine SS frame would look real nice :-)

- rick

"Rick" wrote
Rich wrote:
catzz66 wrote:

I have an unpainted aluminum bike and am getting more fond of it the
longer I ride it. Why not SS?

Isn't it heavier then the typical steel used in bikes? And a difficult
substance to work with?

I expect to see a lot of custom builders making SS frames now, and at
least one production company (Independent Fabrications) is apparently
looking into it. The impetus is a new Reynolds SS tubing, 953
(http://bikemag.com/news/newsarchive/110305_dain/). Very strong,
several sizes and butting profiles. It can be TIG'd or silver brazed,
so it will be useful for just about any style of bike.

A fine SS frame would look real nice :-)

- rick


But a frame made of SS would give a really harsh ride.

duck, run, and hide

Harsh ride? Naw, don't you know anything?! SS frames will get "soft"
over time....

On 2005-12-16, ThreeLeggedDog wrote:

Just an insomniac thought, does anyone know of a stainless steel bike
manufacturer?

Bridgestone made a stainless frame in the 70's -- "Submariner" was the
model name, IIRC. That's the only mass-produced one I know of, although
there have been plenty of custom frames made. One problem is that
stainless tubing for bikes simply isn't generally available; you either
get it custom-drawn or use plain-gauge, untapered standard tubing. You
can't use brass to join the tubes; you either silver braze or weld the
joints.

And a bare stainless frame is unforgiving of flaws. Any filing or
grinding stands out and must be laboriously polished away. By the time
precision TIG welding machines became available to manufacturers, steel
had passed out of favor so what you see these days is either aluminum or
titanium.

--

John )

On 2005-12-16, Rick wrote:

A fine SS frame would look real nice :-)

We (Trek) made a prototype silver brazed stainless steel frame back in the
early 80s using custom-drawn tubing from Reynolds. It was featured on the
cover of Bicycling magazine back then; unfortunately I don't recall which
issue and can't find my copy anymore. :-(

--

John )