REYNOLDS numbers what do they mean?
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Saluki
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I was giving that some serious thought but reckoned that it would be a smidge too big for me really.
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buzzy-beans
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Absolutely brilliant frame / bike you have there.......I wish it was mine
Pound to a penny it's 531 pro or DS if it was around then...
Quite amazingly I have only ridden this magnificent little beauty when I went down to see it for the first time at Chateau Bigssy and only then for about a mile or so around his road square, despite having ridden some amazing bikes in my youth some of which are quite distinct and fondly held memories, I can't recall ever being sat on a bike that has taken such little effort to make it move........... A gorgeous experience indeed!
I will be making contact with Shorter & Rochford with the frame number to see if they have any records, I will also contact Reynolds to see if they will be willing to send me out some correct frame transfers.
Saluki
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- ...Norwich over the water.
I would be interested to know how you get on with Reynolds, asking for the frame transfers. I would like to get some for my bike too.
rogerzilla
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Some builders didn't bother with the tubing decal as they mixed and matched tubesets for each frame. You can have a reasonable stab at the tubing type from the bare weight of the frame and the seatpost size.
Cycleops
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Alan Shorter’s shop in North Finchley was my local bike shop when I lived in North London. I bought my first proper bike from there when it was run by Ted Gerrard.
As far as I know Alan didn’t build his own frames.
This might interest you @buzzy-beans http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/builders/shorter-builders.html
Your frame would have certainly have been Reynolds.
This will interest you too:http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/components/reynolds-tubing-history.html
As far as I know Alan didn’t build his own frames.
This might interest you @buzzy-beans http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/builders/shorter-builders.html
Your frame would have certainly have been Reynolds.
This will interest you too:http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/components/reynolds-tubing-history.html
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midlife
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Reynolds should supply you with the more modern decals but I think they transferred copyright of the older decals to H Lloyd (as was, but still trades under the same name).
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buzzy-beans
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I don't know about getting them from Reynolds yet, but I have found that h-lloyd website-shop sell them as all of the old stocks from Reynolds was sold to them some years ago, so if you can identify the age related design....
https://h-lloyd-cycles.myshopify.com/collections/reynolds
classic33
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classic33
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Are they genuine or reprints though?
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buzzy-beans
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Read their site............ personally having done so, I would be happy with them.
