Originally Posted by
Piff
Thanks

And I thought it was that one too at first, but they're slightly different. Some frame details are off, like the fast back stays. That catalog page must be from one year prior or something.
There's a great blog run by a huge Raleigh fan where they've accumulated tons of info specifically on 753 frames built by the SBDU workshop. They wrote up a blogpost about seat posts (or pins, as they like to call them), and I feel confident that it's truly 27.2. Thanks for the warning, though, would be a shame to wreck a frame like this from such a mistake.
https://raleigh-sb4059.com/2017/02/0...seat-pin-size/
They've also got a whole video specifically about SBDU bikes built with fastback stays. Here if anyone's curious:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk_f8SpEW3w
The way I heard it was, 753 was basically heat treated 531. Because it was stronger, Reynolds could recuce the tubing thickness. Hence, the I.D. became smaller because the tubing was thinner.