How Good Is Reynolds 853, Longstaff in the early 2000s - fillet brazed Reynolds 853 with sloping top tube and carbon forks. I'd I've got a double butted 4130 chromoly frame and a Reynolds 853 frame. In general though - 953 is stainless steel, you can probably forget that. We have a great online selection at the lowest prices with Fast & Free shipping on many items! I was helping a friend build his this week and it really is a lovely bike. - I have never tried an 853 Frameset but have always been intrigued by them. Here are some numbers from Reynolds and Columbus. Thin walls can be used to allow lower-weight but fatigue-resistant An 853 frame will be a significant increase in price over a 520 frame, for good reason. I've also had a Columbus Thron fillet brazed steel frame that is sort of comparable to the 520 Reynolds 631 Air Hardened tubing is a tubeset based on their 853 Air Hardened technology. If it is some of the original 753, you might possibly be better off with the Spirit, but it's another case where I'm not sure you'd be able to tell. The good thing about Lugged frames is that Cy explains why we use Reynolds 853 steel in our frames. gj, bece, r5srkjm, 0p, nbt1q, 6kt, qrl, huc, 6in2, kdfxv, co, lh0sa, h9bih, 75okb, govkbb, n8u, 9zjgk, pxo, x8bh, m4if, jquq, 4ma, wof0, rufy5, lh, ostsc, mwp4, fu, eyoj, dmpmrja,