I have acquired a 1980's Raleigh lightweight (W prefix frame number) which has Reynolds 531 main tubes with the stays & forks in high tensile carbon steel.
What are these frames like for quality & ride characteristics?
The reason I ask is because I was planning on buying a full 531 / 653 frame & fork before I unexpectedly got this one. Is there really that much difference between them in the real world? (The Raleigh catalogue lists a full 531c bike as 400g lighter and the full 653 as 500g lighter but they also have higher spec groupsets which I should think were lighter as well).
I'm also 200lbs - am I better suited to the partial 531?
Thanks.
What are these frames like for quality & ride characteristics?
The reason I ask is because I was planning on buying a full 531 / 653 frame & fork before I unexpectedly got this one. Is there really that much difference between them in the real world? (The Raleigh catalogue lists a full 531c bike as 400g lighter and the full 653 as 500g lighter but they also have higher spec groupsets which I should think were lighter as well).
I'm also 200lbs - am I better suited to the partial 531?
Thanks.