7005 Aluminium Bike Frame

Kona jake cyclocross bike 53 race light 7005 aluminum frame project 2 700 charlotte kona jake cyclocross bike 53 race light 7005 aluminum frame project 2 fork 105sized 53 cm on the downtube not sure the actual measurement used several years old.

7005 aluminium bike frame. 6061 is considered the. 7005 is an aluminium alloy used bicycle frames due to its relative ease of welding it does not require expensive heat treating it is however harder to form making manufacture more challenging. Due to its inherent hardness 7005 aluminum bikes feel rougher when you ride them. Aluminium bike frames struggle to absorb vibration in the way that steel or carbon ones can.

Often considered that the aluminum alloy 6061 more suitable for bicycle frames than an alloy 7005 although the alloy 7005 and somewhat more durable. An aluminium frame will use more than twice the volume of material as steel. Two most common types of aluminium used for bike frames are 6061 and 7005. Wall thicknesses are around twice that of steel and tubing diameters are around 20 30 larger to maintain suitable stiffness.

The stiffness of the 7005 frame make its ride more harsh. Aluminum 7005 6061 custom frames custom mtbmx frame made of 6061 aluminum we offer hand crafted and personally engineered bicycle aluminum frames from both 7005 and 6061 based on the needs of the cyclist and the economic realities of the purchasers decision. You might not realize it but bike frames bend when you ride the bike. There will be a further designation indicating the.

The scott website lists the bike as being 7005 and the scott catalogue lists the bike as 6061 so who knows which is correct but given the above posts it doesn t look llike it would make an awful lot of difference anyway. The tensile strength of the alloy is 7005 t6 350 mp and alloy 6061 310 mpa yield stress 290 and 275 mpa respectively. Never raced or ridden hard always stored inside has superficial scratches and marks from use and rubbing other bikes in storage down tube. They absorb bumps and road vibration.