So then Sonny is now the Brute welder?!?!?
Better contact Carp for the side job?
Why not just use the same material as @Paul Bryant & CES???
Because Stainless lasts for ever and a day, where as mild steel only lasts forever.
You see Bull, there is a lot of Marketing and Sales speak hype out there.
Sure Stainless does last for ever (and a day) but it's the "expectation" that every one has that has been lead by the Marketing People.
For example, how many times have you seen the blurb about
"Triple Chrome Plated" Ye haaa !
This must be a great product, it's
Triple chrome plated.
Now lets look at the standard chrome plating process.
First we have Copper;
Then we have Nickel;
Then we have Chrome.
Gee wow,
Triple Chrome Plating !
Welding the stainless as was mentioned early
may be the reason that the Carpenter pipes are held together by springs.
I doubt it as the pipes are constructed from sections and welded together anyway.
It
may be a cost cutting exercise.
But possibly it's a marketing ploy?
Because all the Race Systems (on the Track) are held together with springs, it must be good, it's a "Race" system.
Springs on the track are great because if there is a crash or a pipe needs/wants to be replaced, it can be done so quickly.
On the road, slip joints held together with springs will deteriate over time (miles) and cause leaks.
This is not a problem on a race machine as they probably wouldn't do 500 miles in a year.
Often Race Track Technology doesn't transfer onto the street as a reliable, long term investment.
If you only ride around town and don't do many miles, ..... no problem.