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Steel MTB frame question

  • 22-03-2011 10:41pm
    #1
    kumate_champ07
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    just got a nice vintage English mtb with 'Reynolds 531 All Terrain butted tubes', brand is 'British Eagle'
    Is a reynolds 531 mountain bike rare? Ive seen an old Raleigh with 501 tubing

    gonna build up into a lightweight singlespeed or maybe a 29r


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  • #2
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    kumate_champ07 wrote: »
    just got a nice vintage English mtb with 'Reynolds 531 All Terrain butted tubes', brand is 'British Eagle'
    Is a reynolds 531 mountain bike rare? Ive seen an old Raleigh with 501 tubing

    gonna build up into a lightweight singlespeed or maybe a 29r

    I owned one !!
    They were about back in the late 80's early 90's but it was not a material which was good for off road bikes..
    I think the raleigh pro mtb teams of the time used it initially but changed to oversized tubing fairly quickly.


  • #3
    smush76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 122 ✭✭smush76


    Rare I wouldnt be sure, but here perhaps is a similar project....
    http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=851798&sid=c5ca3a320479265c5b36d84a4b07c699


  • #4
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    it looks like oversize tubing but I didnt have my caliper, the tubing gets narrower on the toptube where it meets the seat tupe lug


  • #5
    Seaswimmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,990 ✭✭✭Seaswimmer


    kumate_champ07 wrote: »
    just got a nice vintage English mtb with 'Reynolds 531 All Terrain butted tubes', brand is 'British Eagle'
    Is a reynolds 531 mountain bike rare? Ive seen an old Raleigh with 501 tubing

    gonna build up into a lightweight singlespeed or maybe a 29r

    I have a British Eagle touristique from late 80's. Its 531ST which i think was made slightly thicker for carrying touring weights. i have it built as a single speed. It is really comfortable. I think any genuine 531 steel bike is worth using as the ride quality is superb (in my opinion)


  • #6
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    ye have a 531ST too, use it every day. its also 62cm so very forgiving on rough roads.


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  • #7
    SomeFool
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    I had one years ago too, was home last week and discovered that my dad decided to spring clean the shed and it was flung into a skip :(


  • #8
    BostonB
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    kumate_champ07 wrote: »
    ...gonna build up into a lightweight singlespeed or maybe a 29r

    will it take a 29?


  • #9
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    BostonB wrote: »
    will it take a 29?
    ye, it looks like it will take a 40-700 tyre.


  • #10
    gman2k
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    SomeFool wrote: »
    I had one years ago too, was home last week and discovered that my dad decided to spring clean the shed and it was flung into a skip :(

    The Bagstad!!!!


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