Jem
Viscount
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Post by Jem on Nov 10, 2020 11:56:09 GMT
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Post by franco on Nov 10, 2020 20:48:57 GMT
He says Reynolds 531 tubing, is that right?
Edit: I think I can just make out a 531 decal on the forks
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Jem
Viscount
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Post by Jem on Nov 10, 2020 21:30:50 GMT
Fork is different colour from frame?
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Post by franco on Nov 10, 2020 21:39:03 GMT
It is now you mention it, I’m viewing on a small screen. A bit sneaky of the seller.
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Post by cusqueno on Nov 11, 2020 11:15:59 GMT
He says Reynolds 531 tubing, is that right? Edit: I think I can just make out a 531 decal on the forks I might be a bit rash in stating this categorically, but Viscount never used Reynolds tubing. Aerospace bikes used Chrome- Molybdenum steel from a company called Phoenix. This is similar, I believe to Reynolds 501, but isn't Phoenix 101, which you see very occasionally as a label on some bikes (not Viscount). About 1981 the top of the top range Viscount bike, with a full Dura Ace group set, was advertised as being available in Columbus tubing as an alternative to Aerospace tubing. But I've never heard of a 531 Viscount. That's not to say that the forks, if not original, might be 531 steel. But the label could have been added to gas pipe. It has been known. |
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