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on August 24, 2026

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Swagelok - 1/4" - $200

Rigid 3/8" -$100

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A reader writes: "I'm curious -- any thoughts on the downsides of MAX tubing that Dave Kirk talks about in his blog? (" New Stuff," October 25, 2010 ). You're both thoughtful and insightful when it comes to this kind of discussion, and I'm interested in what you think." I think Dave raises some interesting points about how MAX frames were constructed in the past and, perhaps peripherally, about the limitations of lugged frame building. Now we’ve never been one here to tout a particular material over another or felt that one method of joining tubes is inherently superior to another. Like a mother with her children we love them all - maybe not screwed-and-glued like the Alan frames of old - but modern joining methods all seem to work pretty well. If we look at the MAX frames from the 1980s we see some limitations: stout - the less forgiving among us might even say heavy; a stiff ride; maybe a lug shape that few could love. But for a subset of strong...

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