For Sale: Chris Paulson 531SL 56cm

CHRIS PAULSON ROAD FRAME c1980 Reynolds 531SL
Seat Tube (ctt): 56cm (22in)
Top Tube (ctc): 55cm (21.5in)
Rear dropout width: 126mm
Wheel size: Sprints/700C (brake drop 46mm)
Frame tubing: Reynolds 531 double butted
Seatpost size: 27.2mm
Chris Paulson Cycles shop is in Rochdale - this frame is special enough to have been built in-house. Its built from the very light Reynolds 531SL tubing and this together with its other features dates to about 1978-80. The paint is a bit shabby with some marks - these I think can be improved with careful cleaning. With vertical droputs it is not suitable for fixed or singlespeed conversion unless a magic gear is found. £70. BB not included.

Sale by pm please, no dibs.

Apart from the scrapes...any dings or dents? shabby is ok but i take it the rust is not structural? Any idea what BB axle length and make? 126mm=6 or 7 speed?

Hi Marxist,

No dents or dings and the rust is just surface rust. I will sand some away from the bigger patch near the bb and post a pic tomorrow.

Think I tried to put a 7 speed hub in and the chain clashed with the dropout on the smallest sprocket. Not sure re BB length. I'm don't know my stuff enough to be able to give any definitive answers though!

Actually it was 8 speed I tried to fit unsuccessfully.

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