Jude skinny tire bike build

[Karate Chicken Industries]

My old roomies bike:

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

The frame is actually aluminum and is super light.

If refering to the Univega, it sure looks like a lugged steel frame to me.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Mangalight, I think it was a proprietary steel type used by Japanese builders such as miyata, similar to Reynolds 531 with manganese used in the alloy mix

https://www.roadbikereview.com/threads/mangalite-tubing.14160/

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

Mangalight, I think it was a proprietary steel type used by Japanese builders such as miyata, similar to Reynolds 531 with manganese used in the alloy mix

https://www.roadbikereview.com/threads/mangalite-tubing.14160/

The orange rust weep coming out of the stay drain holes gave it up too.

 

[JA331]

Which bike has the nicest finish on it? It's been noted recently that painting is tough to do in the winter unless you have the facilities for it.

Don't I know it.

 

[JA331]

The Univega looks decent. I had a Panasonic made tourer that was branded as a National and really liked the frame. It would be my choice.

 

[Jude Ephesus]

you guys are right! My bad! -I just googled the Make, model and specs…. The newer Univega maxima sports are aluminum.

the older ones are indeed lugged steel.