RE: [CR]1971 Rene Herse Demontable

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Subject: RE: [CR]1971 Rene Herse Demontable
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Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:57:52 -0700
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Thread-Topic: [CR]1971 Rene Herse Demontable
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From: "Mark Bulgier" <Mark@bulgier.net>
To: "John Clay" <jmedclay@yahoo.com>, "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


John Clay asks:
> [snipped] a '71 Rene Herse.
> I can make out Reynolds 531 stickers but can't
> read the fine print. Does anyone know which
> 531 set would have been used for that frame and other camping
> bike frames of that general era? I'm still trying to get a
> handle on the wall thicknesses that would have been typical
> of that period and type of frame.

Standard Reynolds decals don't give a clue to the wall thickness, and neither does the Herse catalog.

I'm afraid you're just going to have to buy one, then saw it in a bunch of pieces to find the various wall thicknesses.

Let us know what you find out!

Mark Bulgier
Seattle WA USA