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Old 07-30-12 | 01:05 PM
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Bikes: 1967 Paramount; 1982-ish Ron Cooper; 1978 Eisentraut "A"; two mid-1960s Cinelli Speciale Corsas; and others in various stages of non-rideability.

Originally Posted by jr_nadel
Here are some pics of the group (think it is actually campy Chorus not Record)...I know its not as good as record but is it still quality?
Short answer - Yes, Chorus = quality. One step down from Record. For the vast majority of us, indistinguishable in perfromace and very close in finish and appearance.

Based on the combination of dimpled seat tube, the "Reynolds" font and the straight fork blades, I'd guess 1990s. Unless you have some reason for saying it is 531 that I missed, I would not be certain of that - it could be 531, it could be 753, it could be 725, it could be brazed 853 (although I kind of doubt that), it could be any one of an number of other flavors of Reynolds tubing. It might also be a mixed-breed framset (the builder using tubes from different makers for different tubes, not an uncommon practice for high-end builders).

In any event, you got yourself one heck of a good deal. Well done. Ride the heck out of it - it is what it was built for.
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