[CR]Re: 753 vs 531

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From: <Carb7008@cs.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 01:04:13 EDT
To: tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Re: 753 vs 531

Tom, since I started this thread I thought I would chime-in again remarking on comments on differences in OD between 753 and 531. To reiterate, I have a mystery Raleigh frame that I suspect (pray?) is 753 so I wanted clues that might tell.

I measured the OD of seat tubes of 10 or so different 531 american and english bikes from the 60's to 80's and found OD very nearly identical. For comparison, all my 531 french bikes were slightly smaller OD. Then I measured the mystery and found slightly smaller OD just like french. Interesting!

Jack Romans
Sacramento