No, that bike is circa 1970, but Zeus bikes in the late 60's to 1970 did carry an "A" decal. What were they doing with a long-obsolete tubeset? Who knows? Maybe Franco bought a load of it for aircraft or other military use in the Spanish Civil War in the 30's and Zeus was still working it off in bike frames.
Regards,
Jerry Moos Big Spring, TX
David Ross <dlr94306@yahoo.com> wrote: I don't know anything about Zeus, but I did some research earlier this year on Reynolds "A" tubing (which, according to the tubing decal is the material used on the Zeus). Here's a quote from Terry at Reynolds ():
"Reynolds "A" steel quality was used for bicycle tubes before we introduced 531. As it was the 1930's we no longer have exact information to the specification. It is shown as an equivalent material to BS970 EN5 or BS1775 CDS28."
It's hard to imagine that the Zeus in question is that old, though.
Dave Ross
Portola Valley, CA