>1. I love that Peugeot tandem ad! Were any CR-era PRODUCTION tandems built
>with 531? Or are they all more-or-less gaspipe (like my Moto Interclub)?
>
Often, the quality of the ads is inversely related to the quality of the product, and Peugeot tandems appear to be a case in point. Production tandems with Reynolds 531?
If you count the Jack Taylors that were built for Santana (before it was Santana) - they were made from Reynolds 531. Or were all of those made to order?
I would not be surprised if some French maker offered production
tandems with 531 tubing. Delangle offered many high-end production
bikes before the war with Reynolds 531 HM tubing, as it was called
then - see the wonderful track machine in "The Competition Bicycle."
I don't recall whether their catalogue listed a tandem...
>2. I ran across a website, maybe as a result of a CR posting, offering wool
>jersey darning service. I sure can't find it now and I've come up w/nothing
>in the archives. (Can anyone provide the syntax rules for bikelist
>searching?) Can someone help?
Doesn't Jan Johnson offer this service? She is associated with Woolistic - check out http://www.vintagevelos.com
Jan Heine
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