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Reynolds 531 Steel Bikes and Frames For Sale
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When you think of classic bike frames of the bygone era there is one main frameset tubing supplier that instantly sprinsg to mind... Reynolds.
Their 531 steel frameset has been proven as the ultimate workhorse time and time again. Whether it's in its racing guise as Reynolds 531c or its touring flavour as Reynolds 531st its been the serious cyclist's tubing of choice for classic frames that can easily stand the test of time.
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 Trek 610 Road Frameset Reynolds 531 Ishiwata Steel US $82.00 |
 Reynolds 531 TI French Frame and Fork decals US $9.99 |
 NOS Reynolds 531 Shield FRAME DECAL SETS US $7.99 |
 PEUGEOT TRACK BIKE CAMPAGNOLO 57 CM REYNOLDS 531 DB US $187.50 |
 Reynolds 531 Decal Nice Condition Dry Adhesive Lovely US $9.95 |
 rare DUSIKA REYNOLDS 531 NERVEX CHROME LUGS early HURET US $499.00 |
 TREK 770 ROAD RACING BIKE COMPAGNOLA BREV REYNOLDS 531 US $75.00 |
 63cm Vintage Reynolds 531 Campy Lugged Steel Frame US $200.00 |
 vintage steel frameset Nervex lugs Reynolds 531 tubing US $270.00 |
 Croll Road Bike Reynolds 531 Campagnolo Campy US $1,650.00 |
 Carlton Franco Suisse Reynolds 531 Nervex Chrome 59cm US $550.00 |
 Reynolds 531 TI Frame and Fork decals US $9.99 |
 PEUGEOT BICYCLE FRAME BIKE REYNOLDS 531 PROFESSIONAL US $225.00 |
 Mercian Superlight Reynolds 531 Frameset NOS 1973 US $970.00 |
 Reynolds 531 mid 70s Frame and Fork decals US $9.99 |
 GAZELLE CHAMPION MONDIAL REYNOLDS 531 TUBING SIZE 56 CC US $343.46 |
 Reynolds 531 1960s Decals FREE vintage Campagnolo US $9.99 |
 NOS Reynolds 531 FRAME DECAL SETS US $11.00 |
 Old School SE Quadangle Reynolds 531 Top Tube Decal Wht US $14.99 |
 Reynolds 531 mid 70s Frame Tubing decal set US $9.99 |
 Reynolds 531 mid 70s French 3 Tubes Renforces decal set US $9.99 |
 56cm Lapierre Full Reynolds 531 with Simplex US $790.00 |
 NOS Reynolds 531 c Tubing Sticker Decal no repro US $14.99 |
 Reynolds 531 French Frame and Fork decals US $9.99 |
 Reynolds 531 SL Frame and Fork decals US $9.99 |
 NEW REYNOLDS 14X20 OVEN BAG 531 US $4.54 |
 NOVY BELGIUM made single fixie 55cm REYNOLDS 531 CoOoL US $900.00 |
 LABADIE vintage single fixie 55cm REYNOLDS 531 CoOoL US $900.00 |
 Reynolds 531 Butted Frame and Fork decals US $9.99 |
 Reynolds 531 Professional Choice of English or French US $9.99 |
The Reynolds Tube Company as we know it today was founded in 1889 by John Reynolds in Birmingham, England. In 1897, the Reynolds had patented the process for making tubes which are thicker at the ends than in the middle, which we now call butted that allowed frame builders to create frames that were both lightweight and strong. The double-butted tube-set was the 531 which Reynolds introduced in 1934. Unfortunately Reynolds 531 tubing is now only available on special order so if you want a 531 frame you'd be better off looking back to the classics.
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 Reynolds 531c Decals FREE vintage Campagnolo decal US $9.99 |
 CILO SWISS professional Reynolds 531c frameset NOS 52cm US $799.00 |
There were different variations of 531 tubing for different use -
531ATB and Magnum- Designed for Mountain, All terrain, Off road
531C - Racing- Road, cyclo-cross, track and time trial.
531OS - Oversize
531 Professional - Superseded 531SL, for road racing and time trials.
531SL and Professional - Special lightweight (SL) tubeset
531 Speed Stream - 531SL Oval shaped aerodynamic tube for time trial bikes
531ST and Super Tourist- Stronger touring tubeset
Reynolds 753 tubing was made for professional level racers. It's essentially Reynolds 531 heat treated to increase its tensile strength and with a reduced wall thickness to keep the weight down. It will only be found on frames by built by master craftsmen approved by Reynolds.
Reynolds 653 tubeset came about with the input of former campione di campioni Eddy Merckx. He instructed Reynolds that a vanilla 753 frame was too harsh for certain stages of the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia. Combining 753 stays with 531 forks and main tubes which were actually a slightly thinner walled version of regular 531. This combination worked well for the racers and resulted in an ultra stiff efficient frame while at the same time providing a forgiving ride when needed.
Reynolds 853 was a newer addition to the ranks as a seamless air hardened heat treated tubeset that also came in an OS oversized flavour making it very popular with mtb purists.
Reynolds' latest tubing development is the 953 which they have been designing with Carpenter Special Alloys. Based on a stainless steel alloy with very thin tube walls it is currently only used by a few specialist builders.
