Thanks to all who have spurred me on today. I'll be SOON riding my other french bike (brand that starts with a P) on my 22 mile dash home from the salt mines - and when I get there I am going to do a few more pics of the frame, put them up on my website, and post re some of the offline comments I've gotten.
But this decal discussion gets me thinking ahead. As all posts seem to concur that my frame is indeed of the Reynolds variety, - can someone help me translate to french: "Where would you recommend the best source for these French, 531 decals to be found?"
Thanks Rich Pinder Van Nuys, CA
Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
> "Guaranteed built with Reynolds 531 butted tubes, forks and rear stays" Pretty much a straight translation of the language on the English language 531 decal. Except that in French, because of the relative position of adjectives and nouns, it is a little clearer than in English that only the (main) tubes are butted, not the forks and stays.
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> Regards,
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> Jerry Moos
> Big Spring, TX
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> ogreer@bellsouth.net wrote:
> Some one who can read French please decode this:
> Ganti construit avec Reynolds 531 Tubes renforces fourrreaux de fourche
> et arrieres
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> This decal was on a 1973 and a 1974 Motobecane Grand Record. I bought
> both from a bike shop the 74 in 1974. My decal was in French and said
> ( Ganti construit avec Reynolds 531 Tubes renforces fourrreaux de
> fourche et arrieres ). The frame decal has 531 and Reynolds at an angle
> across the sticker. And the fork blades had the lil 531 triangle decal
> on each blade. Please post so I'll know,Thanks alot.
> Dickey Greer
> West Monroe,La
> Dickey's Recreation Room