Originally Posted by vpiuva
You have the tubing listed as 531c. Does it really have the "c" on it? I've read elsewhere that the 531c tubeset came out in the early 80's (1983+/-), meaning a 531 "club" set, with a 531 main triangle and 501 stays (not sure about the fork- although I think it's a 531). This tubeset was around in the 70's? Help me out here.
Nice C&V ride, though.
531c was the competition tubeset. There was a club sports tubeset (531cs) which may be what you are thinking of. The stays (and forks, steerer and head tube) were made from CrMo and were of the same gauge as 501.
The bike in question does appear to use the more modern Reynolds decal. I'm not positive, but I thought this decal came out about the same time as Reynolds 501 (i.e. 1983). However, Reynolds decals are very fragile and there is always the possibility that this is a replacement.