| ext">Before buying a bicycle frame, you should think | | | | rigid and durable and light in weight. It has infinite |
| about what type of riding you plan to do and your | | | | fatigue and endurance limits. The Crmo frame is |
| physical statistics. By considering these factors when | | | | made from steel alloy. It is composed of steel, |
| choosing a steel bike, you can ensure that its frame | | | | chromium and molybdenum. Cr-mo frame has greater |
| has a long life. If you are into mountain biking, then | | | | strength than steel bike frame. The steel lug frame is |
| you should go for a mountain bike frame which also | | | | made up of steel tubing and lugs which form the |
| works for off-road riding. For road biking, a lighter | | | | sockets. The lugs are the preferred way of |
| and slimmer steel bike frame will do while a hybrid | | | | assembling the steel frame bicycle. The lugs help by |
| bicycle frame falls in between these two. Get the | | | | increasing the strength of the joint. |
| right size of frame. For a road bike, measure the | | | | Taiwan’s OEM/ODM manufacturers are |
| length of your leg and subtract 9 from that. For a | | | | especially strict on the examination of the steel bike |
| mountain bike frame, subtract 12. Depending on | | | | frame. Hence, ensure that the steel bike frame |
| whether you are interested in racing or riding for the | | | | manufacturer has proof that the frame has passed |
| fun of it, select the frame since racing bike frames | | | | the tests. Every frame needs to qualify the |
| have different geometry which is less comfortable. | | | | internationally applicable ISO 4210 standard. The first |
| If you are into selling bicycles, then you should bear | | | | test is the fatigue test which gives quality assurance |
| some points in mind when selecting the supplier, | | | | that the frame can withstand load. The first is the |
| especially the manufacturer of the steel bike frame. | | | | load caused due to powerful long distance cycling. |
| A bike is basically composed of the frame. When you | | | | The second is the load exerted by heavy riders onto |
| are selecting the frame, you should look for the five | | | | the frame. The third is the load that is exerted by |
| aspects of frame construction. Material density and | | | | jumps, obstacles and braking on the frame. |
| stiffness of the material used in the bike frame will | | | | The second test for the steel bike frame is the |
| decide the heaviness of the bike and its comfort | | | | maximum load test which states that the frame |
| during the ride. The yield strength and elongation of | | | | should not fracture when the bike is loaded with the |
| the frame will decide how well it responds to a crash. | | | | maximum weight that it states it can take. In fact |
| The fatigue and endurance limits of the frame will | | | | the third test is the overload test which states that |
| decide how much wear and tear the frame can take | | | | the frame should have some residual load bearing |
| before it breaks down. | | | | capacity. The last test is the rigidity test which helps |
| We will see the three types of bike frame materials. | | | | to reveal if there is any internal damage in the frame |
| The first is the steel frame bicycle. Steel is a heavy | | | | that is not visible on the surface. |
| material and not too stiff. This makes for a smoother | | | | All the above mentioned criteria are qualitative ones. |
| ride. It is not easily deformed. A steel bike frame is | | | | |