Re: [CR]Reynolds 531 stamping, question

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Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2005 21:40:00 -0600
To: "JB Froke" <jbfroke@msn.com>
From: "Mark Stonich" <mark@bikesmithdesign.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Reynolds 531 stamping, question
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cc: classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

At 3/6/2005 06:09 PM -0800, JB Froke wrote:
>(I assume the 20/23 means inside and outside diameter of the tube, but??

Those are the thicknesses of the butts and the center section measured in English "Standard Wire Gauges" (SWG)

20/23 indicates that you have a frame built from a "Standard" tube set. (or at least using a Standard Down Tube)

A "Heavyweight" DT would be 19/22 and an "SL" DT would be 20/24

20 Ga. = 0.036" 23 Ga. = 0.024"

Mark Stonich;
Minneapolis Minnesota
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