I have a c. 1966 Viking Mileater that is plain gauge 531 throughout. Tom Jeffrey, the V-CC Marque Enthusiast for Viking, confirmed it for me last year. It awaits the TLC of a restoration.
Phil Sieg Knoxville, Tennessee USA
Donald Gillies wrote:
> I remember seeing ~ in Eugene Sloans Complete book of Bicycling ~
> drawings of the decals for all 4 variations of Reynolds 531 tubing.
> According to Sloan, when he published the book, there was
>
> main tubes || throughout
> double ||
> butted e.g. raleigh || top-of-the-line
> gransport/comp. || bikes
> ==============================================
> plain ||
> gauge e.g. raleigh || ?????
> super course ||
>
> Has anyone ever seen a plain-gauge throughout bicycle ?? As a kid i
> became curious about who offered these, and I think that perhaps there
> was a Sears Ted Williams model made in this way ?? Were there any others??
>
> - Don Gillies
> San Diego, CA, USA