Reynolds 953

Steelride
Steelride Posts: 89
edited January 2008 in Workshop
Has anybody got a Reynolds 953 road bike? What do you like/dislike about it? Any idea how much it weighs?

I've got mine on order and can't weight(!) to get it. Should only be a few more weeks hopefully.

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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    The anticipation is building then! May I ask who you are getting it from, i.e. builder rather than shop?
  • Steelride
    Steelride Posts: 89
    I'm getting it from Brian Rourke. They are putting it together too.
  • fossyant
    fossyant Posts: 2,549
    Lucky bugger - I'd like a Rourke 953.....
  • heavymental
    heavymental Posts: 2,091
    Make sure you put some pics up when it arrives!
  • ColinJ
    ColinJ Posts: 2,218
    Steelride wrote:
    Has anybody got a Reynolds 953 road bike? What do you like/dislike about it? Any idea how much it weighs?

    I've got mine on order and can't weight(!) to get it. Should only be a few more weeks hopefully.
    You need to get hold of the current (Jan 17th) issue of Cycling Weekly. It has a review of a Bob Jackson 953 bike built with BTCs (Bicycle Torque Couplings) so that the owner could break the bike down and pack it into a 26" * 26" * 10" case for frequent trips away from home.

    The weight of the bike was 18.5 lbs (including 0.5 lbs for the couplings). It had a Dura Ace/Ultegra mix of components.

    Some quotes:
      "I have been using the bike for a year now and it is a joy to ride."

      "The bonus [of 953] is that you get excellent fatigue life, dent resistance, corrosion resistance (now stainless steel) and light weight, yet still retaining the legendary ride of a steel frame."

      Very nice - I fancy one of those!
    • tenor
      tenor Posts: 278
      a lightweight steel frame in a 56/57cm size is likely ro wheigh about 1400 to 1500 grams.
      953 is claimed to be a little lighter than this but it will depend on what tube wall thickness the frame builder chooses as there are more than one tube types available

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