http://bikeretrogrouch.blogspot.com/2013/12/reynolds-tubing.htmlReynolds 531: Classic Tubes <http://bikeretrogrouch.blogspot.com/2013/12/reynolds-tubing.html>
I can't add much to this, except that my Riv Road is 753 with a 531 fork, and it's fabulous. :) On Thu, Jun 19, 2014 at 5:55 AM, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > On 06/19/2014 01:39 AM, Brewster Fong wrote: > > > > 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]> 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). > > > Also it doesn't hurt that for all those years, a large percentage of the > best bikes -- the great classics we still revere today -- were made of it. > > > > 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. > -- 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.
