All this discussion of Reynolds tubing led me to think about how many 531SL framesets there might be out there in the collections of CR members. I get the impression that it was not an overly popular tubeset or am I wrong in thinking this? What made people choose the SL over 753 or regular 531 DB tubesets? Was it more suited to certain races? I don't know ...
Personally, I was given a choice when I ordered my Ilkeston frame and decided that the 753 would be too stiff for me and I sort of liked the cache of going with something a bit more unusual (and a little lighter) than the standard 531 of my friends' bikes. I also liked the pretty SL transfer!
Paul Williams,
Ottawa, ON, Canada