Reynolds 921 - A new stainless tubeset from Reynolds

[Strapless]

Hi,

Keith Noronha, is on his way to Philly Bike Expo with some shiny new tubes, Reynolds 921.

With similar strength and profiles as 621/725 it will be ideally suited to touring, addax, mtb's.

Yesterday I met with Ted James of Ted James Design who was the framebuilder Reynolds asked to make some test frames and made this film
https://vimeo.com/78876227

Here's what Reynolds have to say



Reynolds has launched a new stainless steel tube-set, 921, to complement our premium maraging super steel 953 and precipitation-hardening 931.
921 is cold-worked to a tensile strength of over 1000 MPa, similar that of heat-treated chrome-moly steels. The US-sourced raw material is based on 21% Chromium, 6 % Nickel and 9% Manganese and is extensively used in the aviation industry under the name “21-6-9” for highly stressed hydraulic lines and aircraft components. It is also used in the marine, oil and gas industries due to high corrosion resistance . Fatigue-resistant, weldable and ductile, the first UK-made road frame (TIG welded by Ted James Design) has already passed the EN14781 frame fatigue test.
Tooling for our 631 and 725 range can also be used on 921, giving builders several options when creating bespoke frames with weights similar to these existing tube-sets. 921 is suitable for use in lugged and TIG welded frames, with road, BMX, touring, cyclocross, hybrid and mountain bike frame design options possible.
921 is probably the highest strength cold-worked tube set available in the bike industry. Reynolds now offers riders a wide selection of stainless tubing including our heat-treated flagship steels 953 (1800+MPa) and 931 (1300MPa) in proving that there most definitely is “Power in Numbers”.
Reynolds are taking orders for 921 tubing from November 2013 with production deliveries starting from early 2014 offering riders an affordable stainless option for those seeking the legendary ‘ride of steel’.
For more details, please email your Reynolds contact : k@rtl.cc, pm@rtl.cc or tc@rtl.cc

Cheers

Phil (Bespoked - The UK Handmade Bicycle Show)

[Strapless]

Hi,

We have just finished our latest film about Reynolds Technology. In this film MD Keith Noronha talks about the history of Reynolds and what a butted tube is. The film shows the tube butting process as well as a good look around the Reynolds factory.



Cheers

Phil - Bespoked

[Dave Anderson]

Cool Videos. Thank you for sharing them!

Dave

[suhacycles]

I assume when building with lugs you can still use non-stainless ones? I've still got some of Freddy Parr's silver for stainless but any 56 silver will work, no?

[Dave Anderson]

I assume when building with lugs you can still use non-stainless ones? I've still got some of Freddy Parr's silver for stainless but any 56 silver will work, no?

Yes, and Yes. :-)

Dave

[afwalker]

I was lucky enough to meet Keith and tour the reynold's plant this summer on family vacation to England. Took Carl Snarl's tig class and he gave me Keith's name. He was gracious to fit us in, gave us a great tour and even escorted us out of town so we wouldn't get lost on the ring road leading to the main highway:)
If anyone is in that neck of the woods, give him a shout!
cheers
andy walker

[suhacycles]

Just got a price list, most individual tubes in the $40-60 range and only 36.4 HT size available for now.

[Chauncey Matthews]

What do they have in the way of chainstays? Single or S bend?

[NBC]

for those wanting a price list,

k@rtl.cc for keith noronha
or paul@reynoldstechnology.biz for paul murphy

they're both great to deal with, especially as they're only about 2 1/2 hours from mine !

NBC

[Mike Mcdermid]

i often wonder if its the sticker thats important to people or the actual functional requirement of a material

[NBC]

i think mike is definitely on to something...

the particular material is not anywhere near as important as the correct specification to fulfill the requirements of said bicycle...

almost seems like that a tubing detail gives you percieved bragging rights or something !

NBC

[oldmuthariley]

Hi,

Keith Noronha, is on his way to Philly Bike Expo with some shiny new tubes, Reynolds 921.

With similar strength and profiles as 621/725 it will be ideally suited to touring, addax, mtb's.

Yesterday I met with Ted James of Ted James Design who was the framebuilder Reynolds asked to make some test frames and made this film
https://vimeo.com/78876227

Here's what Reynolds have to say



Reynolds has launched a new stainless steel tube-set, 921, to complement our premium maraging super steel 953 and precipitation-hardening 931.
921 is cold-worked to a tensile strength of over 1000 MPa, similar that of heat-treated chrome-moly steels. The US-sourced raw material is based on 21% Chromium, 6 % Nickel and 9% Manganese and is extensively used in the aviation industry under the name “21-6-9” for highly stressed hydraulic lines and aircraft components. It is also used in the marine, oil and gas industries due to high corrosion resistance . Fatigue-resistant, weldable and ductile, the first UK-made road frame (TIG welded by Ted James Design) has already passed the EN14781 frame fatigue test.
Tooling for our 631 and 725 range can also be used on 921, giving builders several options when creating bespoke frames with weights similar to these existing tube-sets. 921 is suitable for use in lugged and TIG welded frames, with road, BMX, touring, cyclocross, hybrid and mountain bike frame design options possible.
921 is probably the highest strength cold-worked tube set available in the bike industry. Reynolds now offers riders a wide selection of stainless tubing including our heat-treated flagship steels 953 (1800+MPa) and 931 (1300MPa) in proving that there most definitely is “Power in Numbers”.
Reynolds are taking orders for 921 tubing from November 2013 with production deliveries starting from early 2014 offering riders an affordable stainless option for those seeking the legendary ‘ride of steel’.
For more details, please email your Reynolds contact : k@rtl.cc, pm@rtl.cc or tc@rtl.cc

Cheers

Phil (Bespoked - The UK Handmade Bicycle Show)

It will be interesting to see the average cost of a frame (for customers) - 953 is around 1.5-2K depending on who's builidng it ( in the UK)
Also PLEASE rethink doing Bespoked in London , it needs to stay in BRIZZLE!!!

[Sean in CA]

I think it's always been that way, until there's a serious change in technology / paradigm shift / game changer / pick your generational superlative. It's f#9ng steel. Be happy anyone is putting serious R&D money into it.

i think mike is definitely on to something...

the particular material is not anywhere near as important as the correct specification to fulfill the requirements of said bicycle...

almost seems like that a tubing detail gives you percieved bragging rights or something !

NBC

[suhacycles]

I think it's always been that way, until there's a serious change in technology / paradigm shift / game changer / pick your generational superlative. It's f#9ng steel. Be happy anyone is putting serious R&D money into it.

Agreed... plus being "US-sourced raw material" is a bonus in my book.