The REYNOLDS 531 DECAL thread.
 

Got any close up pics of your ORIGINAL Reynolds decals? No reproductions, please.
Particularly interested in odd or scarce variants. Such as the French "3 tubes reinforces"
decal, etc.


http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/...ps10513ee3.jpg


http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/...ps98491571.jpg

http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/...psf16a5521.jpg

http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/...psd5eabad0.jpg

Two Schwinn Paramounts for the price of one. :D Not as close as you'd like.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...oldsdecals.jpg

The coppertone on the left is not the original decal to the '66 frameset. The red on the right is original to the '71 P13.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=360855
'72 p15-9...

H Lloyd Cycles is the authorized source for older Reynolds tubing decals and has over 200 different 531 decals for sale.

13 page pdf document showing many of the 531 decals

It's also incorrect.

Original Reynolds transfers (some in poor shape!):

1982 Jack Taylor Tour of Britain:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7355/9...b8b80ee1_c.jpg

1972 Jeunet 630 (check out that French attention to detail WRT lug filing!):
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4036/4...3649abbb_z.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2698/4...8bf3dc8d_z.jpg

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4016/4...10da3990_z.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...5256_006-1.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...105308_556.jpg

My Trek 600 Series makes me a member of the exclusive "531 Club Sport" club. :)

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...1369f3f55e.jpg

Another Trek -


http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/...114_112726.jpg

Very interesting varieties of tubeset decals......
Well, one thing I also learned from this thread so far,....... Reynolds definitely used the flimsiest materials for their tubeset decals....:rolleyes:

Not much left on this ca 1970 Mercier.

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...ae64a71201.jpg

86 Trek Elance 400D

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...dec2010005.jpg


http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/24/1uk4.jpg



85 Trek 620

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/89/vsxt.jpg


85 Trek 720

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...0/829/wffn.jpg


I'm quite surprised I didn't have an existing 531CS shot of my 620.

1980-ish Halfords Sport.

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...8a84450b4e.jpg

AFAIK I have no Reynolds-French connection. But I can offer these pics of my Gran Sport (Oh wait, "Gran" is a French spelling, n'est pas?) which I'm sure are not unique, not even a little bit:

http://users.rcn.com/jimmuller/pics/Reynolds.jpg

http://users.rcn.com/jimmuller/pics/fork_crown.jpg

The obligatory 70's Raleigh's and in the interest of diversity a 979 Dural & SL Trek.

-Bandera

God I love this bike

Not 531..but still Reynolds. From my Zeus bike.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=360896

1982 Trek 613. Original Decal as far as I know.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...122_181817.jpg

Here are the frame and fork labels on my '74 Gitane Champion du Monde, still in good condition:

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...dM-second1.jpg

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...1976red002.jpg



Most Reynolds labels come in pretty deplorable condition like on this Grand Jubile.
- Which is why I feel no pangs of guilt when applying repro's.

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...972Red008a.jpg

^ This is not the repro label. ^

Wow... are those bars & stem made from that transparent aluminum that Chief Engineer Scott was offering the formula for? Where did you manage to find the matching bar tape?

Some real beauties here. Keep them coming. It's interesting seeing the different shades of the green 531.

Great pics.

:lol:

The bar tape? 3-D printed clear Tressostar. ;)

En anglais.
 

I believe this is original from early to mid '70's on my MKM Metcalfe.

Brad

http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/...ps64f1a5b1.jpg

How about 531 Professional?
 

Original. Mid '80's Terry Dolan Cougar.

Brad


http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/...psd7594f9e.jpg