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Old 05-31-21, 10:33 PM
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Old 05-31-22, 01:19 PM
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Bumping this up today! Post your 531 bikes!

Happy 531!!!

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My new Alex Singer. 725 main tubes but Olivier uses 531 for the fork blades.
Gratuitous full frame pic:


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Old 05-31-22, 01:37 PM
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Three additional 531 bikes since last year:



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Old 05-31-22, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by poprad
My new Alex Singer. 725 main tubes but Olivier uses 531 for the fork blades.
Gratuitous full frame pic:
Stunning!
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Old 05-31-22, 01:42 PM
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I feel a little sorry for all the non-531 folks who keep posting here.

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Old 05-31-22, 02:01 PM
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Recycling my only 531. Happy 5/31!
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1976 Puch Royal X my father bought for me in 1978 - my first 531 bike!

c.1971 Gitane TdF fixed-gear conversion, metric gauge 531 - 1.0-.7-1.0 tubing, I think.

c.1974 Allegro, metric gauge 531 that may be .9-.6-.9 tubing, takes a 26.6 mm seat post

1973 Raleigh Competition, 531 with rapid-taper stays, running Dingle fixed cog/Dos Eno 2-speed freewheel, giving 70-in fixed pavement, 60-in fixed gravel, 60-in general freewheeling and 51-in light singletrack gearing

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Old 05-31-22, 02:09 PM
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^ Nice stick placement, @Drillium Dude

Thanks to the rebump of this thread I'm inspired to get out n ride my 531 bike today...
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'75-ish Raleigh Gran Sport. Just realized, this was shot before Andy worked his cold magic straightening the top and down tubes. Too small for me really, but something by which I remember my wife (she rode it 500 miles around Ireland, with me on my 531-main-framed later-stolen '82 Trek 613):






My only other 531 bikes ('82-ish Trek 730, early '80s mystery frame apparently English) are either in pieces. Should set my alarm clock for 1 year from today.....

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Old 05-31-22, 03:03 PM
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Before it was Reynolds 531 day on the forum, it was @Darth Lefty day.
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Before it was Reynolds 531 day on the forum, it was @Darth Lefty day.
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Dad‘s Paramount is a year older than me. It’s been at the bottom of the tangle for a few years. I resolve that for a bike month I would ride all the bikes that I have, and this is the last one.


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This one is not decaled as such in its current state but was when it was built.




https://scontent.fhio2-1.fna.fbcdn.n...EQ&oe=62BC36AE



And this C+V inspired has it in the mix.

With my very least favorite version decal, had good ones in hand, was told they had them but then ended up with this.



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And "some" of the Paramounts.




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1972 Raleigh Grand Sports



Repro decal

My first 531. Restomod upright build with a mix of Dura Ace and Ultegra/600. So smooth and fun!
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