----- Original Message ----- From: KCTOMMY <KCTOMMY@email.msn.com> To: walter skrzypek <wspokes1@hotmail.com> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 9:52 AM Subject: Re: [CR]531 R?
> Spoke to the seller, and yes, 531 R is 531 Reynolds. The tubing is 531 C
> double butted. He's not sure of the vintage but it certainly looks like a
> Panasonic team bike to me. I've decided to not bid (no $ to build it up
> properly), so I pass the URL to the list. Auction ends in 5 hours.
Current
> bid is $132. Good luck.
>
>
http://ebay.com/
> owTutorial=0&ed=985985279&indexURL=0&rd=1
>
> If URL doesn't make it through email, item number is #1125523271
>
> Tom Adams, Kansas City
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: walter skrzypek <wspokes1@hotmail.com>
> To: <KCTOMMY@email.msn.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 8:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [CR]531 R?
>
>
> >
> > Tom
> > Does it say 531R? I have heard people automatically refer to the
Reynolds
> > 531 as 531R for short. The db I think simply means double butted. If it
> > actually says 531R, I wonder if there is another type out there?
> >
> > Walt
> > FC in PA
> > >From: "KCTOMMY" <KCTOMMY@email.msn.com>
> > >To: "classicrendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> > >Subject: [CR]531 R?
> > >Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 01:22:23 -0600
> > >
> > >I'm looking at an alleged 1981 Raleigh/Panasonic racing frame, made
from
> > >Reynolds 531R db. I've heard of 531, 531 SL, 531C, 531 ST, but what is
> > >531R? Ccould it have been used in a 1981 bike? Would it work well on
a
> 60
> > >cm frame? Thanks
> > >
> > >Tom Adams, Kansas City