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Old 12-15-09 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by bikegeekmn
I came upon a le champ that's full campy nr, 531ds tubes,sew-ups and a brooks professional saddle.It is in good shape, it was raced back in the day.It 's a little big for me but my main question is where does 531 tubing rank in pecking order of other tubes(like champion#1 or so)?this bike is probably 74' or so, I will post pics when I can (soon I hope)
In 1974, Reynolds 531 tubing was widely used at the highest levels of professional competition and the Motobecane Le Champion was Motobecane's high-end production racing bike. It's a great bike and well worth keeping.
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