Gazelle: was - [CR]Bianchi tubing choice

(Example: Framebuilders:Tony Beek)

From: <raleighpro@dejazzd.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Gazelle: was - [CR]Bianchi tubing choice
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 8:44:59 -0500
cc: hilary.stone@blueyonder.co.uk

From: Hilary Stone <hilary.stone@blueyonder.co.uk>
>> It transpired that Gazelle were especially clever with using heavier gauge tubing as the frame sizes increased (and I think larger diameter seatstays too). The frames increased progressively in stiffness as they increased in size! Gazelle almost exclusively used Reynolds 531 tubing. The test results were repeated on Gazelle frames a year or too later too. <<

I'm curious as to how one might recognize one of these Gazelle frames? What time period and/or model would I look for; or any large 531 frame would do? Thanks.

Pete Geurds
Douglassville, PA