Both my 1978 Peugeot PY 10 CP and 1980 Peugeot Pro 10, both team issue bikes, were made with Reynolds 531 SL (you could order 753 if you wanted). I believe the tubeset came out around '78 and was a response to Columbus SL. Reynolds introduced "Continental Oval" fork blades with the 531 SL that were a fatter oval shape like Columbus fork blades. The Reynolds tubing stickers on the Peugeot were in French and I remember reading at the time that Peugeot was the largest user of Reynolds tubing in the world.
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, California http://www.velo-retro.com (NEW list of reprints and T-shirts)
RALEIGH531@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 2/16/01 11:23:17 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> cyclist@dimensional.com writes:
>
> http://ebay.com/
> >
> > Then click the photo that shows the Reynolds transfer. Can someone
> > tell me more about this? I've never seen that color combination
> > on a 531 transfer before.
> > Interesting bike, btw. The components seem much newer than the
> > frame (if the seller's description is accurate).
>
> See:
> http://www.cyclesdeoro.com/
> page down to "mid '70's"
> Looks like the "...Reynolds 531 SL, a lighter gauge version of the venerable
> tube set."
>
> Maybe the seller is mistaken about the year the frame was made, or it sat
> around before being built up.
>
> Pete Geurds
> Douglassville, Pa