Renolds 531 tubing - how do you know
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At a guess seat post should be 27.2mm.
Flicking the central part of the tube should me a nice light 'ting' sound.
Knowing who the frame maker was/is and what 'they' used.
Some types of Reynolds tubing has R etched onto the tubes.
Flicking the central part of the tube should me a nice light 'ting' sound.
Knowing who the frame maker was/is and what 'they' used.
Some types of Reynolds tubing has R etched onto the tubes.
An old steel-framed lightweight with a 27.2 seatpost is definitely Reynolds (or equivalent good-quality steel), but 27.2 is particular to double-butted tubing. Single-butted was something like 26.8, plain gauge 26.4 - but these smaller sizes were also used by 'lesser' steels.
TBH I wouldn't worry about it. If the bike's nice to ride, it's nice to ride, regardless of what steel it's made from.
TBH I wouldn't worry about it. If the bike's nice to ride, it's nice to ride, regardless of what steel it's made from.
