XTC Classic SWB Tube gauges

[PhilD28]

I have one of the above bikes (about 50cm seat tube, short top tube) bought new from SJSC in about 2002. It's a great bike, very nimble yet comfortable, not unlike many of the recent crop of 650B rando bikes cropping up all over the place.

Does anyone know what gauge tubing (725) was used or are able to point me in the direction of old literature that details the frame materials/sizes and angles used.

Thanks
Phil

[macspud]

I have one of the above bikes (about 50cm seat tube, short top tube) bought new from SJSC in about 2002. It's a great bike, very nimble yet comfortable, not unlike many of the recent crop of 650B rando bikes cropping up all over the place.

Does anyone know what gauge tubing (725) was used or are able to point me in the direction of old literature that details the frame materials/sizes and angles used.

Thanks
Phil

Hello Phil,
You can perouse the old brochures etc here:
• xTc (21Nov2006) splash page: http://web.archive.org/web/20070518003938/http://www.thorncycles.co.uk/xtc.html
Brochure, Hi-res: http://web.archive.org/web/20060321060909/http://www.sjscycles.com/thornwebsite/thornpdf/ThornxTc853BroHiRes.pdf
Brochure, Low-res: http://web.archive.org/web/20081122163416/http://www.thorncycles.co.uk/thornpdf/ThornxTc853BroLoRes.pdf
Order form: http://web.archive.org/web/20060321060913/http://www.sjscycles.com/thornwebsite/thornpdf/ThornxTc853Spec.pdf
(9Dec2004) BRochure, minimal: http://web.archive.org/web/20041209071419/http://www.sjscycles.com/thorn/26solobrochure2002/solop10.asp

Happy reading,

Spud.
:-)

[PhilD28]

Thanks spud, I went through those and none of them covered the XTC classic lugged SWB frame, only the standard XTC touring frame. I've tried to find details on this frame in the past without any success. Maybe I should contact Thorn direct.

I think the one I have was built by Kevin Sayles when Thorn still had the frame building side at Bridgewater.

Phil