On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 7:42:44 PM UTC-7, Tim McNamara wrote: > > > On Jun 18, 2014, at 5:22 PM, Michael <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > > So why is 531 so great? > > Seems like alotta people really like these frames. > > Special blend? Or the tube wall thickness? > > The perfect combination of material and design. It was for 50 years the > standard by which bike tubing was judged (and still is for me).
Completely agree! I also love the 531 decal history: http://www.equusbicycle.com/bike/reynolds/Reynolds-transfers.jpg The newer Reynolds tubing may be lighter, stronger and better, but the decals just don't have that same "je ne sais quoi" http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ce5PLsE4Eiw/Ur-BpGe2hrI/AAAAAAAABI0/B4uNPyaDHEE/s1600/Slide1.jpg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
