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Originally Posted by
Gary12000
Yes i like the blue and although its 501 and not 531 for teh type of riding i do it will be fine...I got that 500 frame in anticipation of this red frame being more than i wanted to take on, its not a huge amount of work to de-rust and paint, but i liked the blue frame and i will transfer everything over and it will look period correct, i believe the Blue 500 is a 1983, the Red 614 is from 1982, but i measured the stays and they appear to be the same length, also the bottom bracket appears at least superficially to have the same outside measurement on the frame BB itself, so i think the triple front chainset will work also, the brake reach is the next issue, will the 27 inch wheels and brakes work, we shall see.
G
The blue 500 is absolutely an '83. Made sometime in spring I think by the serial number? I think I had figured that out. Plenty of spacing for big tires with 700C. I had long reach tectros ready for it had I decided to sell locally. Those remain ready for another project.
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