I believe that 531c = 531 competition. I believe that this set is a little bit lighter than standard 531. Jon Cowden Ithaca, NY
On Fri, 20 Apr 2001, Mark Battley wrote:
> I feel like this has been discussed recently, but I can't find anything in
> the archives.
>
> Anyhow, yesterday I collected a couple of bikes from a kerbside rubbish
> collection that I cycled past on my way to work. One of them is an English
> made Raleigh, 56cm c-c, white and blue, with a sticker at the base of the
> seat tube that reads: "Reynolds 531c fork blades, stays and butted frame
> tubes" and one at the top of the down tube reading "Raleigh lightweight
> frameset".
>
> So what does the "c" mean in 531c? Presumably it is only single butted,
> otherwise it would explicitly state double butted?
>
> >From the components (not classic by any stretch of the imagination: Shimano
> Exage sport derailleurs, 7spd index DT shifters, 600 cranks with biopace
> chainrings, 105 dual-pivot brakes/levers) am I right in presuming that it
> would be from the late 1980s?
>
> It's a bit rusty, needs a good cleanup, and only had a front wheel, but it
> seemed worth saving.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark.